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Teng, Mark Feng – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2022
This study aims to explore the effects of incorporating metacognitive prompts into cooperative learning on students' academic writing and metacognitive awareness. In total, 150 tertiary-level learners were randomly and equally divided into three groups: a cooperative learning group with metacognitive instruction (EG), a metacognitive instruction…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Prompting, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
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Gary Cheng; Gloria Shu-Mei Chwo; Wing Shui Ng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Teacher feedback can be useful in helping English as Foreign Language (EFL) students revise their draft writing. Investigating how EFL students respond to various types of teacher feedback in draft revision has been regarded as an important field of study. However, such investigation is time-consuming and labour-intensive, which limits its…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Feedback (Response), Writing Instruction
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Cheng, Gary – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the impact of using an automated tracking system on the writing performance of English as Foreign Language (EFL) students in a 13-week academic writing course. Sixty-eight first year university students participated in the study. They received the same instruction on academic writing and were allocated to one of two…
Descriptors: Automation, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Solmaz, Osman – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2021
Introduction: The present study aims to investigate second language graduate students' academic writing socialization in relation to their experiences at writing center in North American higher educational context. The study documents how graduate students are socialized to use academic language in order to participate effectively within their…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Academic Support Services, Writing Instruction, Writing Improvement
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Olson, Carol Booth; Woodworth, Katrina; Arshan, Nicole; Black, Rebecca; Chung, Huy Q.; D'Aoust, Catherine; Dewar, Tim; Friedrich, Linda; Godfrey, Lauren; Land, Robert; Matuchniak, Tina; Scarcella, Robin; Stowell, Laurie – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study reports findings from a multisite cluster randomized controlled trial designed to validate and scale up an existing successful professional development program that uses a cognitive strategies approach to text-based analytical writing. The Pathway to Academic Success Project worked with partner districts affiliated with 4 National…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners, Academic Language
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Colls, Guillermo R. – CATESOL Journal, 2019
This article recounts some of the motivations, hurdles, and successes the Cuyamaca ESL Department in San Diego encountered while transforming its curriculum to an accelerated model. The college discovered that the new program, while challenging, increased the success and rate of passing among its language learners and improved the quality of their…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction