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Torres-Simón, Ester; Pieta, Hanna; Bueno Maia, Rita; Xavier, Catarina – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2021
In order to translate and be translated, low-diffusion languages often use strategies that differ from those used by widely spoken languages and therefore create particular challenges for translators. One such strategy is indirect translation (including also relay interpreting). Since there are conflicting opinions about this practice within the…
Descriptors: Translation, Teaching Methods, Language Processing, Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Nikou, Stavros A.; Economides, Anastasios A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Teachers' role can be catalytic in the introduction of innovative digital tools in order to create new learning and assessment opportunities. This study explores science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers' intention to use mobile-based assessments in the teaching practice. The study proposes the teachers' acceptance…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Jaleniauskiene, Evelina – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
In the updated version of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment -- Companion Volume" (Council of Europe 2020), the Action-Oriented Approach is highlighted as the most viable approach for learning languages. The present study explored students' reflections on the collaborative project…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Guidelines
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Hagelkruys, Dominik; Motschnig, Renate – International Journal on E-Learning, 2017
Case studies help to reflect and to capture information about complex processes and domains and to make it reusable for future application in related contexts. In the case study reported in this article, we aim to capture and share processes and experience that we gained while designing a web-portal for supporting the specific user group of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Dyslexia, Inclusion
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Petric, Bojana – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2012
Using textual analysis and interviews with student writers, this study aims to provide an insight into second language students' use of direct quotations in their MA theses by comparing direct quotations in high-rated and low-rated Master's theses, and by exploring student writers' own motivations to quote directly from sources. The corpus…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Introductory Courses, Plagiarism, Translation