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Sener, Burcu; Mede, Enisa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
In this study, the role of reflective practice and collaborative learning practice in promoting learner autonomy (LA) and improving reflective thinking skills (RT) and related learner perceptions were explored. A mixed-method design was preferred to investigate the issue, with participants enrolled in an Academic English Skills (EAP) course (N =…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Reflection, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Jun, Pearl Wong Pei – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2012
The dynamism of information technology and of recent developments in the field of technology has impacted the world of education in more ways than one. Weblogs or blogs, as they are commonly known, have now become an increasingly popular form of communication for teenagers and young adults, making it a potentially useful medium for the teaching of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Postsecondary Education, Student Journals
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Allen, Heather Willis – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2010
This comparative case study explored the motives and goals of two American students participating in short-term study abroad (SA). Findings, interpreted from an activity theory perspective, demonstrated that despite similar language-learning histories and demographic characteristics, the students were learning French and participating in SA for…
Descriptors: French, Study Abroad, Case Studies, Student Experience
Miller, Jenny – TESL Canada Journal, 2007
Linguistic minority students in schools must acquire and operate in a second language while negotiating mainstream texts and content areas, along with negotiating an emerging new sense of social identity. This article presents journal data from an Australian ethnographic study that explored the relationship between second-language use, textual…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Ethnography, Social Environment, Self Concept