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Pascual y Cabo, Diego; Prada, Josh; Lowther Pereira, Kelly – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
This study examined the effects of participation in a community service-learning experience on Spanish heritage language learners' attitudes toward their heritage language and culture. Quantitative and qualitative data from heritage language learners demonstrated that engagement in community service-learning activities as part of the Spanish…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Learning Experience, Spanish, Second Language Learning
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Chao, Chin-chi – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2018
Aiming to develop a contextualized understanding of language learner agency (LLA) as defined by van Lier (2008), this study asks the question: How do Taiwanese EFL learners of two generations under different educational policies and social atmospheres narrate their English learning experiences and exert LLA differently? Narrative and interview…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Age Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Krulatz, Anna M.; Duggan, Jennifer – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2018
This paper presents an exploratory-interpretive study of two multilingual adults acquiring Norwegian through extensive reading. The study examined social and cognitive aspects of language acquisition, and individual factors, such as the language learning behaviors, experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of the participants. The data were collected…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Norwegian, Foreign Countries
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Lee, Kyungmee; Ardeshiri, Minoo; Cummins, Jim – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
The aim of this article is to introduce a computer-assisted multiliteracies programme (CaMP) as an alternative approach to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction in order to overcome the educational limitations that are inherent in most EFL settings. In a number of monolingual societies with a dominant language other than English,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Multiple Literacies, Second Language Instruction, Electronic Learning
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Ross, Andrew S.; Stracke, Elke – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2016
Within applied linguistics, understanding of motivation and cognition has benefitted from substantial attention for decades, but the attention received by language learner emotions has not been comparable until recently when interest in emotions and the role they can play in language learning has increased. Emotions are at the core of human…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kruk, Mariusz – The EUROCALL Review, 2017
The paper discusses the results of a study which explored advanced learners of English engagement with their mobile devices to develop learning experiences that meet their needs and goals as foreign language learners. The data were collected from 20 students by means of a semi-structured interview. The gathered data were subjected to qualitative…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language)
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Sahin, Iclal; Yildirim, Ali – ELT Journal, 2016
In this qualitative case study, we explored how ten EFL teachers who attended an in-service staff development programme subsequently integrated professional learning into their classroom practice, and which staff development practices were effective in this process. We triangulated data from interviews, observations, and document analysis. The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy
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Abdul Rahim, Fauziah; Chun, Lee Seung – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2017
Purpose: This study investigated rural English teachers' perceptions of factors which influence the literacy development of young learners in rural school settings. This investigation led to a further enquiry on the dimensions of an affective literacy framework to support the English learning of rural young learners. Methodology: The study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rural Areas
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Yang, Jia; Yin, Chengxu; Wang, Wei – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Through an in-depth analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, this article offers a case study of the advantages and challenges in the application of the flipped learning approach in the instruction of Chinese as a foreign language at the beginning level. Data were collected from two first-year Chinese classes (one in traditional and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Chinese, Second Language Learning
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Lee, Juyeon; Heinz, Michael – Journal of International Education Research, 2016
The purpose of the present study is to investigate effective English language learning strategies (LLSs) employed by successful language learners. The participants in this study were 20 student interpreters enrolled in the graduate school of interpretation and translation in Korea. Data on LLSs were collected through unstructured essay writing, a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Advanced Students
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Barkhuizen, Gary – Language Teaching, 2014
Narrative research in language teaching and learning (LTL) is concerned with the stories teachers and learners tell about their lived and imagined experiences. Teachers typically tell about their professional development and their practices, and learners about their experiences of learning and using languages. What stories are, and indeed what…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Epistemology, Personal Narratives
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He, Ye; Journell, Wayne; Faircloth, Josh – Social Studies, 2018
In this article we highlight elements of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy that prepare teachers to work with English Learners (ELs) from a variety of backgrounds. Specifically, we focus on the learning experiences and practices of one secondary social studies teacher to explore promising practices with ELs and effective teacher…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Communication, Academic Discourse
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Ulla, Mark B.; Winitkun, Duangkamon – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
Learners' success in language learning always has implications for curriculum and instruction. Thus, it is important to take into account the kinds of learning experiences that these learners will find helpful in learning English as a foreign language; and, highlight them when planning a curriculum and adapting classroom activities. This study,…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Focus Groups, Semi Structured Interviews, Employment Opportunities
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Kayi-Aydar, Hayriye – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2014
Guided by positioning theory and poststructural views of second language learning, the two descriptive case studies presented in this article explored the links between social positioning and the language learning experiences of two talkative students in an academic ESL classroom. Focusing on the macro- and micro-level contexts of communication,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Classroom Communication
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Bojare, Inara; Skrinda, Astrida – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2016
The present study is aimed at creating a holistic fractal model (HFM) of autonomous learning for English acquisition in a blended environment of e-studies in adult non-formal education on the basis of the theories and paradigms of philosophy, psychology and education for sustainable development to promote the development of adult learners'…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Holistic Approach, Models, Adult Education
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