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Timothy M. Foran – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2025
This study aims to understand how bilingual college students constructed literacy spaces across their lives rather than an in-school/out-of-school dichotomy. Drawing on Lefebvre's (1991) spatial triad as a lens to examine the participants' spatial literacy practices, the findings show that some participants repurposed planned spaces into literacy…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spatial Ability, Literacy, Second Language Learning
Faeze Safari; Alireza Ahmadi – Language Learning Journal, 2025
Integrated writing tasks, which require students to incorporate information from multiple sources into their writing, are gaining attention in language assessment and writing instruction due to their alignment with the expectations of academic and professional writing. Understanding what aspects of integrated tasks are perceived as challenging by…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Assignments, Second Language Learning, Information Sources
Escalante, Juan; Pack, Austin; Barrett, Alex – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023
The question of how generative AI tools, such as large language models and chatbots, can be leveraged ethically and effectively in education is ongoing. Given the critical role that writing plays in learning and assessment within educational institutions, it is of growing importance for educators to make thoughtful and informed decisions as to how…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Özdemir, Osman; Karafil, Burcu – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the topic selection tendencies of university students among a given topic list and to reveal what reasons students had in deciding on the topic to write about. The study was designed as a case study. 37 students studying at a state university in Konya Province, Turkey were determined as a study group. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Essays, Writing (Composition)
Lucia Fraga-Viñas; Maria Bobadilla-Pérez – MEXTESOL Journal, 2025
The upsurge of ICT media and hybrid modalities for learning that stemmed from the world health crisis seem to be destined to stay. In this new paradigm, self-assessment processes have acquired an even more relevant role in the teaching learning process than they already had. Due to the myriad of academic online resources and information at their…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Evaluation Methods, Scoring Rubrics
Afrooz Dorri; Hossein Heidari Tabrizi; Ahmadreza Lotfi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2025
The impact of self- and peer-assessment strategies (assessment as learning) on the development of writing skill of EFL learners is a research area requiring more research studies. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of language assessment literacy enhancement (LALE) on Iranian high school English as Foreign Language (EFL) students'…
Descriptors: High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hyun-Ju Kim; Stewart Gray; Christopher Lange – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
As student creativity is increasingly emphasized in English as a Foreign Language education, it is necessary to consider instructional techniques to encourage it. This study examines the effectiveness of two instructional techniques on creative writing performance of English as a Foreign Language students in a South Korean university. These…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Brainstorming, Teaching Methods, Essays
Karolis Anaktototy; Mansye Sekawael; Muhammad Ridha Anugrah Latief; Wagdi Rashad Ali Bin-Hady – International Journal of Language Education, 2023
In higher education, developing strong writing skills is crucial for students' academic and career success. Unfortunately, this important aspect of education has been somewhat neglected in the context of Maluku province. Therefore, this study, serves the crucial purpose of shedding light on the multifaceted factors that underpin the deficiencies…
Descriptors: Essays, Barriers, Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills
Özgür Küfi, Elmaziye – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
It has been observed that Turkish university students suffer in L2 writing when they lack background knowledge about the writing topic. Triggered by this observation, this study intended to explore effectiveness of content-schemata activation for scaffolding Turkish students in their challenging L2 writing practices. Study participants, students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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
Tony Clark; Guoxing Yu – Language Teaching Research, 2025
There now exists an established body of work outlining the challenges international students can face as part of the acculturation process, including a range of academic and non-academic pressures to overcome. For many students, writing essays in academic English for the first time is problematic. This article considers pedagogical approaches for…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Test Preparation, Essays, English for Academic Purposes
Adrian Leis; Tetsushi Takemori; Keita Abe; Elisa Himori; Rei Suenaga; Kota Umino – Language Teaching Research, 2025
In this study, the authors investigated the attitudes of Japanese junior high school students towards studying English from the perspective of the Self-worth Theory. A total of 383 students aged 12 to 15 years participated in the qualitative study. Students were required to write three essays about how they would react under hypothetical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ogunyemi, Kehinde Olufemi – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2022
This study was carried out mainly to investigate the effects of class size and self-esteem on student achievement in--and attitude toward--English essay writing. The study was influenced by earlier research reports indicating that the large class sizes prevalent in Nigerian schools may be detrimental to student academic and emotional well-being.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Self Esteem, Essays, Writing (Composition)
Mahfoodh, Omer Hassan Ali – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2022
This qualitative case study investigated factors affecting EFL university students' use of teacher written feedback. Ten Yemeni EFL university students participated in this study. Data included students' written essays, teacher written feedback, and semi-structured interviews. Students' use of teacher written feedback was analysed using an adapted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
Sabina Sestigiani; Ekaterina Pechenkina – College Teaching, 2024
This qualitative study explores challenges and benefits of introducing theater techniques into Higher Education (HE) undergraduate intermediate Italian language classrooms. Drawing on student surveys and reflective essays, the study offers original insights into how collaborative, performance-based activities can result in greater student…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts