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Ogün Bi?lge; Yüksel Dede – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2024
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the expectations of students from mathematics teachers in the planning phase of lesson study (LS) in mathematics classrooms. Design/methodology/approach: This study reported only a part of large-scale action research. The participants were Grade 8 students selected by the convenience sampling method. The data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Mathematics Teachers
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Yuji Utsumi; Adam Smith; Yang Li; Rika Kokubun; Keiko Ishii – Educational Psychology, 2025
This study investigates the impact of course delivery methods on perceived learning by analysing the shift from face-to-face to online courses among Japanese university students, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment. Data were collected from approximately 750 students, and detailed analyses were conducted on a subset of 426…
Descriptors: Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, Psychological Patterns
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Yu Tamura – Second Language Research, 2025
This study examined number marking comprehension among Japanese learners of second language (L2) English, whose first language (L1) does not have an obligatory number marking system. The study conducted an online sentence comprehension experiment with 96 L1-Japanese learners and 32 native speakers of English, wherein participants engaged in a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Processing
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Atsushi Iida – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This qualitative, case-study research explores the English language learning history of a Japanese pre-service teacher by analysing five English-language poems and a self-reflective essay regarding her experiences of learning the target language. The methodology chosen in this study was a poetic inquiry through which the investigator reconstructed…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Learning Experience, Second Language Learning
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Siaw Eng Tan; Insung Jung – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2024
This study aims to understand the dynamics and impact of emotional presence in a collaborative learning environment and its effects on the learning process and outcomes. Emotional presence, defined as the experience of emotion arising from cognitive appraisals in learner-environment interactions, encompasses four dimensions: interest-curiosity,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Cooperative Learning, Task Analysis, Well Being
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Akihiro Saito – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2025
Extensive Reading (ER) is widely recognized as an effective method for improving language proficiency and fostering reading motivation in English as a foreign language contexts. However, the success of ER programs depends on several factors, including student motivation, engagement, and preferences for book selection. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Habits, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Shintaku, Kayo – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
Due to its accessibility and popularity, anime has been explored as a motivation for learning Japanese and as a pedagogical tool linking Japanese-as-a-foreign-language (JFL) literacy practices inside and outside of the classroom. However, JFL learners' actual practices in anime-mediated self-directed learning have not been fully investigated.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yabukoshi, Tomoko – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study proposed a metacognition-inclusive self-regulated learning (SRL) approach to out-of-class listening practice and explored its impact on learners' listening performance and their reported use of self-regulatory listening strategies. Design/methodology/approach: Participants comprised 45 students learning English at a university…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Metacognition, Intervention, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Inprasitha, Maitree – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: This research explores the "transformation" ideas of Japanese Lesson Study (LS) and Open Approach (OA) to create and sustain a Thailand LS incorporated OA (TLSOA) model to successfully adapt to the local contexts. Although LS is spreading globally, previous studies have identified several challenges to its implementation.…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Undergraduate Students
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Joshua Matthews; Kriss Lange – CALICO Journal, 2024
Aural vocabulary knowledge (AVK) of high-frequency words is critical for second language listening comprehension. However, learners of English as a foreign language (EFL), despite considerable periods of language study, often do not have the AVK needed for basic communicative competence. A mixed methods approach is applied to determine whether…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hirofumi Asada – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
The focus of this study is to explore the relationship between the linguistic and cultural learning processes that four female Chinese university exchange students perceived in Japan over one academic year. Two data collection instruments were employed: participants' diary entries and follow-up interviews with the four participants during the…
Descriptors: Diaries, Females, Educational Experience, Student Attitudes
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Healy, Sandra – Research-publishing.net, 2021
COVID-19 affected educational institutions worldwide, and many moved online engaging in Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL). It had a particular impact in Japan due to the low levels of computer usage in Japanese educational institutions and a reliance on traditional methods. This study uses semi-structured interviews with five…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, COVID-19
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Sakurai, Yusuke – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022
This article examines how students' subject knowledge acquired in short-term international courses (SICs) developed while engaging in university studies in the year following their SICs. It also explores factors associated with their engagement and disengagement. Two interviews with a 1-year interval with 25 students revealed their transformations…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Course Content, Knowledge Level
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Tsuji, Takeshi – Teaching Science, 2019
The Australian Science Teachers Association offers an innovative international professional development program for science teachers called the Science Teachers Exchange -- Japan. The program offers Australian and Japanese teachers an opportunity to travel to the corresponding country, allowing the teachers to grow in their knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Science Teachers, International Programs
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Takeuchi, Hinako; Ruegg, Rachael – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2022
This project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an academic success center at a Japanese public university, in terms of the reciprocal learning that took place during academic writing and reading tutorials and the academic achievement of tutees. Using a multi-method design, the researchers analyzed feedback data from tutors and tutees, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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