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Direct linkSalwa Mohamed – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (Council of Europe 2001). Offers a comprehensive framework for learning, teaching, and assessment, promoting transparency and coherence in language education. Central to the CEFR is its action-oriented approach, which views language as situated social action and positions learners as…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Teaching Pragmatic Competence: A Journey from Teaching Cultural Facts to Teaching Cultural Awareness
Download full textLenchuk, Iryna; Ahmed, Amer – TESL Canada Journal, 2013
Pragmatic competence is one of the essential competences taught in the second language classroom. The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB, 2012a), the standard document referred to in any federally funded program of ESL teaching in Canada, acknowledges the importance of this competence, yet at the same time notes the limited resources available to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pragmatics
Campbell, Chris; MacPherson, Seonaigh; Sawkins, Tanis – TESL Canada Journal, 2014
This case study describes how sociocultural and activity theory were applied in the design of a publicly funded, Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)-based English as a Second Language (ESL) credential program and curriculum for immigrant and international students in postsecondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada. The ESL Pathways Project…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Curriculum Design, Case Studies, Sociocultural Patterns
