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When in Rome: Maximizing L2 Pragmatic Development in Study Abroad
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Morris, Kimberly – L2 Journal, 2023
The onset of COVID-19 has prompted world language professionals to reconceptualize best practices in second language (L2) teaching and research during a time of limited interaction due to social distancing across the globe (Morris, 2022). Not surprisingly, study abroad programs that once fostered communicative and intercultural development were…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad
Enhancing Listening with Captions and Transcripts: Exploring Learner Differences
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Danan, Martine – Applied Language Learning, 2016
Through an analysis of students' reactions to transcription exercises, this exploratory study examined some of the differences between two forms of written help enhancing listening passages--second language (L2) captions and transcripts. This primarily qualitative analysis highlighted the role that student proficiency levels may have played in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension, Language Proficiency, Layout (Publications)
Meaning-Making, Multimodal Representation, and Transformative Pedagogy: An Exploration of Meaning Construction Instructional Practices in an ESL High School Classroom
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Ajayi, Lasisi – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2008
This study was an exploration of how high school language learners and their teacher jointly constructed word meanings through multimodal representation and the sociopolitical reality of learners' lives as mediating factors in the context of simultaneous multiple learning activities. Thirty-three high school Advanced ESL 3 students were taught…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Vocabulary