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Xiao Hua; Harwati Hashim; Khairul Azhar Jamaludin – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
The present study examines the influence of drama-based pedagogy on English-speaking proficiency. This pedagogical approach immerses students in experiential learning through role-playing, improvisation, and acting-based instruction, thereby fostering engagement with authentic language use. The research investigates the role of drama-based…
Descriptors: Drama, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kashmi Mondal – Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
This research examines the integration of wearable technology in English Language Teaching (ELT) within higher education technical institutions in India. Traditional ELT methodologies struggle to meet the diverse learning needs of students in large, resource-constrained classrooms. Limited access to skilled language instructors, varying…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation
Bennett, Tiffany Nichole Gardner – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative case study was conducted to understand how professional development (PD) trainings strengthen teachers with the strategies to work with English Language Learners (ELLs). By responding to an online questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, or a focus group, primary educators working in Miami Dade County School District whose…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Experiential Learning
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Gao, Yang – English Language Teaching, 2013
The paper is a brief review of three great philosophers' tenets and their implications on foreign language education. Based on the recurring themes, namely, Noddings "teaching with care", Dewey's "learning by doing" and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the paper highlights the importance of care and love, interaction, practical…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Empathy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Lear, Darcy – Modern Language Journal, 2012
Community service learning (CSL) is a type of experiential learning that blends specific course content with real-world applications and ties them together through structured reflection. It is an ideal pedagogy for 21st-century language for specific purposes (LSP) programs. This article frames that argument around sociocultural theory, moves to a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Service Learning, Course Content, Languages for Special Purposes
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Forsman, Liselott – Educational Action Research, 2012
The article discusses aspects of an action research study, with the aim of exploring how the cultural dimension within the education of English as a foreign language could evolve from a transmission of target-culture facts into an exploration of generic and value-related aspects such as awareness of diversity and respect for difference. The…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Action Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Jun, JuSung – 2002
Adjustment experiences of South Korean graduate students' wives living in Georgia were examined from a feminist viewpoint. The adaptive process, its cultural meaning, and related social ramifications, was hypothesized to be an example of transformative learning. These two questions guided the study: (1) how did South Korean students' wives adapt…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Development