NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 331 to 345 of 231,141 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jie Wang; Yen Na Yum – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Learners entering higher education may learn specialized vocabulary of new disciplines in their second language (L2) with or without support from their first language (L1). However, these learners cannot rely on an established conceptual representation in L1 when learning L2 specialized vocabulary. The effects of learning a new concept in L1 prior…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Transfer of Training, Learning Processes
Freiderikos Valetopoulos, Editor; Nicoleta Laura Popa, Editor; Rebeca Hernández, Editor – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2025
The present volume constitutes a singular contribution to its field on several counts. First and foremost, it is an outcome of a joint research effort by members of various European higher education institutions who have cooperated within the framework of the European Campus of City Universities Project (EC2U). It is an initiative that brings…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Universities, Language Planning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pichet Prakaianurat; Preena Kangkun – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
This study combines qualitative and quantitative methods to explore 15 English program (EP) students' attitudes toward English varieties and how they negotiate social meanings and construct their identity through stylistic practices in classroom discourse and English as a lingua franca (ELF) interactions. Through a verbal guise test,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Manuel David González Pérez – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2024
Although some critics consider it time-consuming and demanding, proponents of the monolingual approach for field research (i.e., learning to speak a target field language as part of the research process) argue that it can provide a unique insight into its structures. However, this claim remains largely unsubstantiated in the available literature…
Descriptors: Language Research, Data Collection, Documentation, Bilingualism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Karen Forbes; Nicola Morea – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
Language plays a crucial role in education; yet, while issues of language are undoubtedly relevant to all teachers, school-level language policies, which aim to provide explicit guidance underpinned by a clear set of principles, are too often conspicuous by their absence. In a range of educational contexts around the world it has been found that…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Multilingualism, Educational Policy, School Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Edris Brannen; Victoria Russell; Krista Chambless – Dimensions, 2024
In this study, 96 world language teachers in the state of Georgia completed a survey regarding their delivery of instruction in the target language. While ACTFL (2010, 2021) recommends using the target language 90% or more of the time to deliver instruction, only 20% of the world language instructors who were surveyed reported doing so. According…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Usage
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Jeongyong Yoon; Unkyoung Maeng – English Teaching, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between changes in language learning beliefs and English proficiency among 41 Korean university students who participated in a short-term English program. Participants' beliefs were assessed using the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI), and their proficiency was measured using the Test of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Education, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Scott E. Grapin; Marisleydi Ramos Borrego; Vijay Gallardo Navarro – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Research on translanguaging in science and engineering education has grown rapidly. Studies carried out across diverse contexts converge in their commitment to fostering equity in science and engineering learning for linguistically marginalized learners. However, the rapid growth of this research area has exposed different approaches to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Amy Canham; Marion Coumel; Juliana Manolova; Angela de Bruin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2025
Bilingual students can take notes in their first language (L1) or their second language (L2). Higher note-taking quality, which might differ between the L1 and L2, has been associated with better memory of new content. In this study, we examined how language of note taking within bilinguals affects note quality and memory of new content. One…
Descriptors: Notetaking, English (Second Language), Memory, Video Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi; Mohd Nazim; Jalal Ahmad – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
Speaking skills, being an essential part of effective communication, are significant for English as a foreign language (EFL) student in today's globalized world, and collaborative learning, being heterogeneous, assists them with more possibilities for enhancing and practicing the skills through a supportive environment, constructive feedback, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Christina L. Dobbs; Christine Montecillo Leider – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2025
Foundational skills are often viewed as necessary components for automaticity in reading and writing. In this study, we draw on teacher interviews to explore what secondary English/language arts teachers identify as necessary language for successful school writing. Findings suggest that teachers believe White mainstream English is a necessary…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Secondary School Teachers, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jacobus Francois Wolfaardt; Alex Ho-Cheong Leung – Applied Linguistics, 2025
This study investigates the impact of Filipina domestic workers (FilDWs), a marginalized group in Hong Kong (HK), on HK children's language development. It focusses on FilDWs' influence on the second language (L2) English of bilingual HK primary school children attending an English Medium of Instruction school. The elements investigated are L2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Housework, Service Occupations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Nesli Çigdem Saral; Cem Balçikanli – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2025
One of the most essential competencies for teachers of English as a foreign language in Türkiye is the ability to implement curricula with complete comprehension in their classes, as Türkiye has mandated centralized curricula in schools. In other words, it is the teacher's responsibility to comprehend the curricula properly; otherwise, what is…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Xin Yuan; Xuan Tang – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2025
Aim: From the perspective of cognitive load theory, the present study examined the relative effectiveness of the sequential use of L1 and bilingual subtitles on incidental English vocabulary learning. Methods: A total of 162 upper-intermediate Chinese learners of English as a foreign language watched an English clip in one of 4 subtitling…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Recall (Psychology), Native Language, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Katherine S. White; Thomas St. Pierre; Elizabeth K. Johnson – Language Learning and Development, 2024
The acquisition of variation is a fundamental -- but poorly understood -- part of child language acquisition. We fully endorse Shin and Miller's call for us to recognize the importance of this core issue, and argue that our understanding could be further enriched by greater reliance on convergent methods. As such, we implore researchers to…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Research Methodology
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  19  |  20  |  21  |  22  |  23  |  24  |  25  |  26  |  27  |  ...  |  15410