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Erdogan, Görkem; Mede, Enisa – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the English Preparatory School Language Program in a Turkish state university. Specifically, the perceptions of students and instructors for Stuffleabeam's Context Input Process Product (CIPP) model were investigated and the motivational beliefs of students for learning were examined. To meet these…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Program Evaluation, Student Motivation
Task-Enhanced Virtual Exchange between University of Sfax, Tunisia, and Hacettepe University, Turkey
Moalla, Asma; Abid, Nadia; Balaman, Ufuk – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This chapter presents a case study of an online task-enhanced Virtual Exchange (VE) project that involved 19 English students at Hacettepe University, Turkey, and 19 students of English at Sfax University, Tunisia. The objective behind the VE was to provide students with opportunities for intercultural and interactional development through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange, Electronic Learning, Student Projects
Cosgun, Gulcin; Atay, Derin – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
Although problem-based learning (PBL) approach in L2 classrooms might enhance students' critical thinking and creativity while contributing to their language development, its role in these classrooms has not been fully explored. Therefore, adopting a mixed method approach, this study aimed at exploring the changes in 68 Turkish tertiary-level EFL…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creativity, 21st Century Skills, Thinking Skills
An, Ning; Zheng, Yongyan – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2022
Despite the predominant position of global English, teaching and learning of languages other than English (LOTEs) are gaining increasing attention in foreign language planning in China. This study aims to showcase the development of an elective Arabic language program in a Chinese university through the lens of agency as a spatial, temporal, and…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yeo, Joseph; O'Donoghue, Gemma – Student Success, 2023
To address the demands from their courses, students with insufficient language proficiency who cannot attend the standard subject-specific academic language development program are directed to an alternative discipline-specific program -- the Language Development Tutorial in Block mode, at the University of Technology Sydney. This practice report…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Academic Language, Universities, English for Academic Purposes
Ebrahimi, Alice; Faghih, Esmail; Dabir-Moghaddam, Mohammad – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
This study reports on a mixed methods study which explored 32 Iranian pre-service teachers' perceptions of attending online asynchronous discussion forums during two seven-week online introductory courses in corpus linguistics. Data were collected through a questionnaire, discussion forum entries and online text-based semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research
Ustunluoglu, Evrim; Zazaoglu, Kismet Funda Akgul; Keskin, Michelle N.; Saraykoylu, Beril; Akdogan, Gulfem – Online Submission, 2012
The common purposes of the studies conducted in language program evaluations are to examine the match between what is desired for the programme versus the actual state of the programme, to make judgments about learners' level of skills and knowledge, and to make suggestions for improvement. However, it is not currently common practice in Turkey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Coskun, Abdullah – South African Journal of Education, 2013
Evaluating existing foreign language programs on a regular basis is essential because program evaluation leads to more effective programs. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the modular intensive general English language teaching program applied at a university in Turkey by investigating students' and English instructors' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction
Lang, Anouk – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2012
This article reports on the results of a project which used a social network site to support students on a year abroad and foster informal learning, particularly in the area of intercultural communication. The project employed a peer-mentoring structure to solve the problem of role conflict, in which users of these sites may feel some tension as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Intercultural Communication, Informal Education

Lantolf, James P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
Describes an experience using the Silent Way in an elementary and intermediate sequence of college-level Spanish courses, outside of the laboratory setting. Information is drawn from student commentary, instructor and research assistant observation, and student test results. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness

Bader, Yousef – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1989
A survey of native Arabic speaking students in the Department of English at Yarmouck University revealed their dissatisfaction with their proficiency level, the study plan, the lack of emphasis on language in literature classes, and the failure of literature classes to help them master syntax, morphology, and phonetic complexities. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, English (Second Language), English Curriculum
Patkowski, Mark S. – 1989
A longitudinal study assessed the progress of 271 students of English as a Second Language (ESL) who had entered Project SEEK at Brooklyn College (New York) in the fall of 1985. The goals of the study were to identify factors predicting success or failure in academic courses, and to study attitudes of the students toward their second language and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Higher Education

Holmquist, Jonathan Carl – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A study of 215 Temple University (Pennsylvania) students investigated patterns in achievement (as measured by course level and grade), language attitudes, attitudes toward and acquaintance with Spanish speakers, and foreign travel experience. Results support previous studies and suggest that the relationship between attitudes and foreign-language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, College Second Language Programs, Difficulty Level
Moore, Zena T.; Bresslau, Barbara – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1996
A study investigated the effectiveness of training programs for teaching assistants (TAs) in language courses at the University of Texas at Austin. The programs provided for these students, offered through various language departments, are designed to introduce the most important teaching methodologies and provide opportunities for TAs to gain…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Feedback, Graduate Students, Higher Education

Street, Jack D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Explains Beloit College's 10-day program, designed to interest entering freshman in study of foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish) and cultures. The program was successful in teaching the basics of the foreign languages and in eliminating anxiety about the study of those…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, College Freshmen, College Second Language Programs
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