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Chin-Wen Chien – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Dynamic assessment (DA) integrates assessment and instruction between the instructor and learners. It emphasizes the learning process. DA was introduced to 24 undergraduates and 9 graduate students in two academic writing courses in Taiwan. The analysis of the pre- and post-tests, writing portfolios, observations, and interviews reached the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Academic Language
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Screti, Francesco – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This paper studies undergraduate students' perceptions about using Google DocsĀ® for guided writing of the final assessment in an Academic Writing course at a Higher Education level. Qualitative data have been collected through a Moodle survey and analysed employing Thematic Analysis. The aim is to see if students' perceptions matched with their…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Language
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Eman S. Akeel – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Corpus-based studies of lexical bundles have opened new avenues for language teaching research. The fact that naturally occurring language consists of patterns of lexical repetition and multi-word units has given rise to the question of chunkiness in learner language. This study was designed to examine lexical bundles and their functions in a…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Ruth Breeze; Hanne Roothooft; Marcel Meyer – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Learning to take effective notes is particularly difficult for non-English-native university students enrolled on English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses. However, time and cost constraints mean that many universities provide no support in English for academic purposes or academic skills. One solution to this problem would be to work closely with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Notetaking, Business Administration Education, Economics Education
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Schaefer, Matthew Y.; Reid, Samuel; Bordilovskaya, Anna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
Students leaving the Japanese secondary education system have typically spent hundreds of hours studying English grammatical structures and memorizing vocabulary lists but relatively little time putting that knowledge to communicative use. This lack of language practice can result in feelings of anxiety when faced with compulsory university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Domingo, Ephraim Viernes – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Higher education students are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of being successful in oral academic presentations (OAP) in their academic endeavors. For English as a second language students in English-medium institutions, it also provides them with opportunities for language socialization. However, succeeding in the delivery of an…
Descriptors: Coping, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning