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Samantha Ott – Online Submission, 2024
Following WWII, the English language became the global Lingua Franca, meaning that it is the primary language used to communicate between people who speak different languages. With the development of English as the Lingua Franca, Americans are generally less exposed to foreign languages than most other nationalities. Some researchers believe that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Qamili, Shprese – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
English is a compulsory foreign language in all public and private primary and secondary schools and universities in the Republic of Kosovo. English language is a separate subject in the "Curricular Framework of Pre-University Education in the Republic of Kosovo", where it is ranked after the mother tongue. Thus, English occupies a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Do, Minh Hung; Nguyen, Thi Thu Ai – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The learning needs of English students have been researched over the past decades in different countries, especially among non-speaking English ones. The core goal of these studies was to examine if learner needs/wants and learning outcomes of the English course/curriculum provided are sufficiently matched, i.e., whether or not students feel…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, High School Students, Late Adolescents, Student Needs
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Huh, Myung-Hye; Jwa, Soomin; Lee, Jongbong – English Teaching, 2020
We examined the role of L1 writing on L2 writing performance by repeating the same topic twice through L1 writing first and L2 writing later. We designed what we call a 'L1 + L2 writing task' and a 'L2-only writing task' respectively. In the L1 + L2 writing task, students wrote a text in their L1, and wrote the same topic in L2, by removing the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Writing Skills
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Fitriati, Sri Wuli; Rata, Elizabeth – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2021
This paper uses a study of the withdrawal of English as a medium of instruction in Indonesian schools to examine the role of language in nation-building using the sociological concept of imaginary signification. The main reason for the withdrawal is located in the tension between two main imaginary significations of the nation's identity. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Darmanto – TESOL International Journal, 2020
The involvement of a native English speaker teacher (NEST, henceforth) in teaching English is a new phenomenon in Sumbawa Besar. SMAN 2 Sumbawa Besar involved a NEST sent by the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETA) program. This study aims at describing the roles of a NEST on the…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Karakas, Ali – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2019
Recently, there has been some redesigning in the English language teaching curriculum in Turkey as a consequence of overall educational reforms. However, there has, so far, been no research that has investigated the current high school English curriculum in light of the recent linguistic developments in the field of English language teaching.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students
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Csorvasi, Vera; Colby, Sherri Rae – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This narrative inquiry highlights the experiences of three high school students labeled Long-term English learners (LTEL) in a North Texas high school. This narrative inquiry study uses semi-structured interviews to restory the students' lives, emphasizing the emergent themes of family (the strongest pillar) and the language of the home (Spanish).…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, High School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Charamba, Erasmos – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study describes multilingual students' authentic use of their multiple languages in a science classroom in Viljoensdrift, South Africa. There has been a broad scope of research conducted by several researchers with regards to translanguaging and all have proven it to be an effective pedagogical tool that can be used in the process of teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Code Switching (Language), Teaching Methods, Multilingualism
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Liu, Jiajia Eve; Lin, M. Y. – AILA Review, 2021
CLIL focuses on the integration of content learning and additional language learning. However, it is increasingly recognized that the re/presentation and communication of discipline-specific content involve not only language, but also other semiotic modes (such as visuals and gestures). This is accelerated by the advancement of digital…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Multiple Literacies, Semiotics, Teaching Methods
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Li, Jingya – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2018
The Initiation-Response-Feedback (IRF) cycle (teachers' initiation, students' response and teachers' feedback) has been a key focus in studies of second language classroom interaction and participation. This paper aims to examine the influence of the first language (L1) in the Initiation-Response-Feedback (IRF) cycle commonly appearing in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Native Language
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Moleko, Matshidiso Mirriam – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Visualisation plays a critical role in the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems. It is an essential tool for enabling learners to create meaningful mental pictures necessary for solving mathematical problems. Appropriate visualisation requires good reading skills, English proficiency and an understanding of mathematical vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Visualization, Case Studies, Problem Solving
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Budairi, Ahmad – English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2018
Although in many educational contexts textbooks serve as the backbone of teaching, providing practical guides for teachers as well as useful references for learning progress, they could also serve as a site of struggle for many competing discourses. ELT textbooks bear particular relevance here, as they place English at the center of prominence…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Content Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Setyono, Budi; Widodo, Handoyo Puji – Intercultural Education, 2019
In transcultural and transnational communication settings, English learners have to be able to communicate with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. For this reason, English as a foreign language (EFL) textbooks, for instance, not only promote Anglo-American and British cultures but also include both EFL learners' home and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
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Amara, Muhammad H. – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2018
The linguistic repertoire of Palestinian citizens in Israel is complex and diverse. Arabic is the language of personal, cultural, and national identity. Hebrew is important for social mobility, higher education, and shared citizenship. English, as a global language, is a window to the wider world (Amara, Policy and teaching English to Palestinian…
Descriptors: High School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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