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Download full textThuratham, Wadinlada – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
To have necessary and ready skills for careers in the 21st century, students should be given awareness of the importance of English, not only in formal but also non-formal and informal education. However, students still lack English abilities, and their English communication skills are still in need of development. Thus, this study aims to analyse…
Descriptors: Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nguyen, Van Khanh – Journal of English as an International Language, 2017
The wide use of English has given rise to the World Englishes (WE) paradigm, within which there has been a growing interest in the pedagogical implications of the varieties of English. A frequently documented rationale for the marriage between second language education and WE is that WE users should be aware of the potential problems in WE…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkLam, Wendy Y. K. – TESL Canada Journal, 2010
This article reports findings from a strategy intervention study involving a treatment class (N=20) and a comparison class (N=20) in an ESL oral setting. Oral communication strategies were taught to the treatment class. A data-collection method comprising stimulated recall interviews that aimed to investigate respectively the learning process…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Communication Skills
Hwang, Menq-Ju – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Chinese characters are used in both Chinese and Japanese writing systems. When literate speakers of either language experience problems in finding or understanding words, they often resort to using Chinese characters or "kanji" (i.e., Chinese characters used in Japanese writing) in their talk, a practice known as "brush talk" ("bitan" in Chinese,…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Speech Communication, Romanization, Second Language Learning
Smith, Rosslyn M.; And Others – 1992
Despite complaints from undergraduate students concerning language and pedagogical skills of international teaching assistants (ITAs), institutions of higher education continue to appoint ITAs to teach. Legislative mandates have appeared to assess and improve language and pedagogical skills of ITAs, and the academies have likewise responded with…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Students
Smith, Rosslyn M.; And Others – 1992
This digest summarizes a longer document with the same title that discusses the problem of using, training, and assessing international teaching assistants (ITAs) in undergraduate education. Legislative mandates have appeared to assess and improve language and pedagogical skills of ITAs, and academies have likewise responded with workshops and…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Students
