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Ahmed, Amer; Lenchuk, Iryna – Arab World English Journal, 2020
This article reports on the results of action research conducted in a university ESP classroom in Oman. The impetus for this research was the practitioner's dissatisfaction with the current practice of introducing the grammatical concept of the English passive and its subsequent results. Framed within the sociocultural theory of cognitive…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English for Special Purposes
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Gánem-Gutiérrez, Gabriela Adela; Gilmore, Alexander – Language Learning, 2018
The current study focused on emergent processes during real-time second language (L2) writing activity in an English as a foreign language university context, examining differences in these processes across individual capacities. Participants included 22 adult Japanese learners of L2 English and their tutor. The data were collected using digital…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Writing (Composition), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Asif, Fariha – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that trigger language anxiety among Saudi learners in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. The factor of anxiety is especially found among learners while developing proficiency in over all communication and speaking skills as felt by the EFL teachers. The study also seeks to answer…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Tran, Huong Quynh – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study investigated the situation of teaching and learning idioms at a university level in Vietnam, a foreign language context. It also examined the evaluation of the idiom teaching process in three language classes over a 15-week period for pre-service teachers of English. The data were collected though questionnaires, in-depth interviews and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
Stewart-Dore, Nea, Ed. – 1986
Intended to bridge the gap between current research and theory about literacy learning and teaching and teacher knowledge of that theory and research, this book raises questions about what teachers should know about language, literacy, and learning to help children become confident, reflective, independent learners both in and out of school.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Johnson, Terry D.; Quorn, Kerry – Canadian Journal of Education, 1981
Raises problem of affective acceptance by teachers and student teachers of psycholinguistic formulations appearing to run counter to intuitive notions of the reading process. Presents three psycholinguistic formulations operationalized via several modified reading experiences. Demonstrates use by the reader of multiple information sources and…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Language Processing, Psycholinguistics
Tovey, Duane R. – 1982
A study investigated the degree to which elementary school reading teachers understood the reading process. Thirty teachers were asked to respond to four questions: (1) Have you ever thought about what you do when you read? (2) Have you ever thought about how meaning is represented in written language? (3) When you are reading, what do you do when…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Language Processing
Staton, Jana; And Others – 1982
This is the second of two related documents that make up the final report of a study that analyzed the text of 26 student-teacher dialogue journals from a sixth grade classroom. The report defines "dialogue journal writing" as interactive, functional writing that occurs between students and teacher on a daily basis about self-generated…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Dialogs (Language), Elementary School Students, Grade 6