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Motlaq, Mohamad Djavad Akbari; Mahadi, Tengku Sepora Binti Tengku – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
This paper embodies a study into the attrition rate of a translator educator in the event of the occurrence of common and uncommon vocabulary in the translation process. The study was conducted on 30 Iranian male translator educators who have been detached from translation practice for long chronological periods of time upon completion of their…
Descriptors: Translation, Males, Vocabulary, Language Processing
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Lavi, Rea; Dori, Yehudit Judy – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Systems thinking is an important skill in science and engineering education. Our study objectives were (1) to create the basis for a systems thinking language common to both science education and engineering education, and (2) to apply this language to assess science and engineering teachers' systems thinking. We administered two assignments to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Systems Approach, Science Education, Language Usage
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Brock, Cynthia H.; Pennington, Julie L. – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2014
This study, situated in the United States, is set in a context where large and growing numbers of children from non-dominant backgrounds populate American public schools while the vast majority of teachers teaching in US schools are White, monolingual women who may not have the requisite expertise to teach children from non-dominant backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Whites, Teacher Attitudes, Racial Factors, Cultural Influences
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Pierson, Susan Jacques – Teaching English with Technology, 2015
One way to provide high quality instruction for underserved English Language Learners around the world is to combine Task-Based English Language Learning with Computer- Assisted Instruction. As part of an ongoing project, "Bridges to Swaziland," these approaches have been implemented in a determined effort to improve the ESL program for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Van Compernolle, Remi A.; Williams, Lawrence – Modern Language Journal, 2012
This article presents 2 case studies of intermediate university students of French, Casey and Melanie (both pseudonyms), and their developing use and understanding of stylistic variation over the course of an academic semester. It draws from a variety of data sources: classroom observation, learners' explanations of stylistic variants, learners'…
Descriptors: Assignments, Observation, Second Language Learning, Language Role
Swanson, Lauren Honeycutt – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Science classrooms in the United States have become more diverse with respect to the variety of languages spoken by students. This qualitative study used ethnographic methods to investigate the discourse and practices of two ninth grade science classrooms. Approximately 44% of students included in the study were designated as English learners. The…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Feedback (Response), Assignments, Class Activities