Publication Date
In 2025 | 4 |
Since 2024 | 24 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 90 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 269 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 466 |
Descriptor
Interpersonal Communication | 617 |
Teaching Methods | 617 |
Second Language Instruction | 253 |
Foreign Countries | 224 |
English (Second Language) | 205 |
Second Language Learning | 203 |
Language Usage | 110 |
Communication Skills | 89 |
Teacher Student Relationship | 79 |
Student Attitudes | 74 |
Dialogs (Language) | 72 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
Turkey | 20 |
Japan | 19 |
China | 16 |
United Kingdom | 13 |
Taiwan | 12 |
Australia | 11 |
Canada | 9 |
Iran | 9 |
South Korea | 9 |
Spain | 9 |
United States | 8 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Lau v Nichols | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards | 5 |
Gerrard Mugford; Andrea Borda; Michelle Vidales Espinoza; Andrea Mora Ramos; Daniela Aketzalli Sanchez Mayoral – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
Whilst teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) rightly focuses on meaningful and purposeful transactional language use, interpersonal language is often downplayed or given cursory treatment even though it is an equally essential and perhaps even more fulfilling dimension of target language interaction. Interpersonal language as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Alessandro Ripardo da Silva; Nilton Hitotuzi; Naelson Sarmento Barbosa – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
The Direct Method, a pedagogical approach for teaching additional languages through immersion, emphasizes oral interaction and everyday language usage to facilitate language acquisition. This method discourages reliance on translation and minimizes emphasis on grammatical rules. However, a fundamental question arises about the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Oral Language
Ruth Swanwick; Samantha Goodchild; Elisabetta Adami – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
This paper critically analyses the meaning and use of translanguaging as an inclusive pedagogical strategy in the context of a bilingual deaf education classroom where there are asymmetrical sensorial experiences of being deaf and being hearing, and different access to 'codified' (either speech or sign-language) resources. The pedagogical…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teaching Methods, Bilingual Education, Deafness
Marco MacFarlane – South African Journal of Education, 2024
With this article I explore the relationship between core academic language skills (CALS) -- a construct representing a set of high-utility language skills needed to manage the linguistic features prevalent in academic texts across content areas -- and schooling outcomes. There has long been an understanding that there is a distinction between…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language Proficiency, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
Kimura, Daisuke – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
This article traces the intellectual roots and developments of the notion of competence in second language (L2) teaching and research. Since L2 teaching and research invariably concern competence of some sort (linguistic, communicative, interactional, or otherwise), there have been countless attempts to define competence from diverse theoretical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Hyunjung Lee – English Teaching, 2024
Korean English medium instruction (EMI) classes aim to foster active discussions and communicative interactions in English between instructors and students. However, many Korean students in these classes struggle due to their limited English proficiency. This paper examines the challenges faced by Korean EFL students in EMI environments,…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Proficiency
Raja Bahar Khan Soomro; Rifat Abbas Khan; Irfan Ahmed Rind – Discover Education, 2025
This study examines the experiences of university-level English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in relation to the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based 4Cs (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity) skills in English language teaching and learning. The research aims to explore the impact of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Shoshannah Brienz Jenni Lane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The employment of genre-based pedagogy and Task-Based Language Teaching in second language education is representative of a paradigmatic shift towards a focus on meaning-making. Despite this shift, second language acquisition (SLA) research continues to predominantly rely on complexity, accuracy, and fluency metrics to assess learner production…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German, Electronic Mail
Dahlia Janan; Mohd Hafiz Mohamad Tarmizi; Punaji Setyosari; Norliza Jamaluddin; Siti Saniah Abu Bakar; Lin Chia Ying – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to develop a teaching model of the Malay language for non-native and foreign speakers in schools. Implementing this model can assist educators in teaching the Malay language to students who do not use it as their first language in everyday use. Methodology: This study used a qualitative approach to develop teaching models…
Descriptors: Indonesian Languages, Second Language Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Akinkuotu, Abimbola F.; Fowowe, Simeon S.; Hunyibo, Oluseyi A. – African Educational Research Journal, 2022
Africa is a potentially rich continent due to its considerably rich resources endowment. It is believed that if there is a synergy between these resources, that is if these resources are properly harnessed with a clear vision on the part of our leaders, there is the prospect of growth leading to the development of the continent. The basis of any…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Multilingualism, Economic Development, Language Role
Phoebe Quaynor – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the decades since the formal end of colonialism in Africa, classrooms have become a crucial space where students and teachers negotiate issues of identity, agency, and self-determination. One key area in which this struggle has been engaged is the role of language in education and whether it can be a tool for both academic discourses and…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Educational Practices, Teacher Attitudes, Self Determination
Madzlan, Noor Alhusna; Zulkepli, Noraini; Shukor, Siti Shuhaida; Bahari, Aireen Aina – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2023
This paper investigates the use of asynchronous online role-play as a learning technique to improve ESL learners' willingness to communicate. This study proposes two research objectives; to investigate the significant difference in ESL learners' willingness to communicate before and after performing asynchronous role-play and to identify factors…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Asynchronous Communication
Saichon Pianpadungporn – Higher Education Studies, 2024
In Thailand, the traditional teaching approach used for English language classes has been to explicitly teach English grammar, but in recent years the strategy has begun to shift towards the implicit teaching of language via communicative techniques. Within academic circles, there has been minimal agreement on the suitability of approaches used.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Direct Instruction
Sonia Q. Cabell; Tricia A. Zucker – Grantee Submission, 2024
Engaging in frequent, meaningful conversation during the early years of schooling is foundational for children's literacy development. Specifically, developing oral language through daily conversations is essential for language comprehension, and eventually, reading comprehension. In this article, we discuss how teachers can use the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Language Skills, Oral Language, Preschool Education
Sonia Q. Cabell; Tricia A. Zucker – Reading Teacher, 2024
Engaging in frequent, meaningful conversation during the early years of schooling is foundational for children's literacy development. Specifically, developing oral language through daily conversations is essential for language comprehension, and eventually, reading comprehension. In this article, we discuss how teachers can use the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Language Skills, Oral Language, Preschool Education