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Niebaum, Kelly; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie; Bellows, Laura – Journal of Extension, 2015
Health literacy is emerging as a leading issue affecting U.S. consumers' health. It has been shown to be a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, employment status, education level, or race. To best meet the health literacy needs of consumers, Extension educators can use best practice guidelines for improved health…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Health Education
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Rahimi, Muhammad; Pakzadian, Maryam – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2019
This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated English learners' attitudes toward English as an International Language (EIL). Four major findings were identified in the current study. First, majority of the participants thought that English belongs to all its users, regardless of being its native speakers or not. Second, lack of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Attitudes
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Menggo, Sebastianus; Suastra, I. Made; Budiarsa, Made; Padmadewi, Ni Nyoman – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
Needs analysis plays a vital role in developing speaking material and results in a powerful tool that helps teachers to design materials in line with the learners' target needs and learning needs. The aims of this research are to analyse the types of learners' target needs and learning needs for material development in the academic…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Needs Assessment
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Pérez Agustín, Mercedes – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has emerged as a response to Europe's calls for increasing plurilingualism, due to its dual-focused approach which aims to foster and consolidate both non-language subject matter and language learning. As the approach becomes more widespread, more resources become available to help teachers facing…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content
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Mohammed, Saifalislam Abdalla Hajahmed – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study is conducted to investigate the application of needs analysis in developing EAP materials for business administration students in two Sudanese universities. The subjects are 2 head departments of English language. To collect data, the researcher uses interview and content analysis. The study adopts the descriptive approach. The data of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Needs Assessment
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Ryba, Helen M.; Pledger, Trudi – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
Information literacy (IL) is increasingly considered to be an important life skill and there are a number of challenges that librarians face in implementing an effective IL program. This article examines the experience of library staff at Birmingham City University (BCU) and how they developed a printed workbook to be embedded within sessions…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Nursing Students, Printed Materials, Workbooks
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Yusuf, Mudashiru Olalere; Olanrewaju, Olatayo Solomon; Soetan, Aderonke K. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
In this paper, a. b. c. jig-saw puzzle was produced for early childhood education using local materials. This study was a production based type of research, to serve as a supplemental or total learning resource. Its production followed four phases of development referred to as information, design, production and evaluation. The storyboard cards,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Puzzles
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Mangkhang, Charin; Kaewpanya, Nitikorn; Sombun, Tongsukh; Pangchan, Watchara – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
The objective of this research is to: (1) explore historical background through a participatory workshop on the legend of Phra Nang Malika of Wiang Malika in Lanna; and (2) create indigenous history learning resources through mural painting and picture book, the legend of Phra Nang Malika, in Mae Ai Luang Temple Chiang Mai Province. The samples…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge
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Cetin, Ali; Balta, Nuri – European Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This qualitative study was designed to introduce STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities to preservice science teachers and identify their views about STEM materials. In this context, a competition was organized with 42 preservice science teachers (13 male- 29 female) who took Instructional Technologies and Material…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, STEM Education
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Vanner, Catherine; Akseer, Spogmai; Kovinthan, Thursica – Journal of Peace Education, 2017
Post-war education is usually considered a positive contributor to peacebuilding; however, it can also reinforce divisive perspectives. Textbooks and learning materials can be instrumental in maintaining or exacerbating existing inequalities. This paper uses case study literature reviews of Afghanistan, South Sudan and Sri Lanka to explore the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peace, Power Structure, Victims
Peksoy, Emrah; Harmaoglu, Özhan – Online Submission, 2017
In this study, the resemblance of the language learning course books used in Turkey to authentic language spoken by native speakers is explored by using a corpus-based approach. For this, the 10-million-word spoken part of the British National Corpus was selected as reference corpus. After that, all language learning course books used in high…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Basal, Ahmet; Celen, Kiymet Merve; Kaya, Halime; Bogaz, Seyma Nur – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
In language classrooms all over the world, textbooks are the most dominant teaching and learning materials. In these books, illustrations occupy a prominent place in teaching and learning processes. This qualitative study aims to investigate the frequency of occurrence and functions of illustrations in English course books. Four course books (5th,…
Descriptors: Illustrations, Textbooks, Recall (Psychology), Second Language Learning
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Robertson, Stephanie; Pfeiffer, Steven – Roeper Review, 2016
In recent years, a focus on individual student needs has set the stage for tailoring educational interventions to address issues of students who are not working up to educational proficiency standards outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. This new pedagogical model may provide a unique opportunity to meet the needs of…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Guides, Program Implementation, Academically Gifted
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Wallang, Melissa G. – Sign Language Studies, 2015
Despite the fact that Indian Sign Language (ISL) has a significant influence on the native signers in northeastern India, no studies of ISL have yet taken into account the nature of the sign languages in use in this region. This article examines the emergence of both Shillong Sign Language and the Deaf community of Shillong and discusses the…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Multimedia Materials, Deafness, Foreign Countries
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Jaworska, Sylvia – Language Teaching, 2015
This state-of-the-art review reports on the major studies conducted in the field of "Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache" (academic German) since the late 1990s. To begin with, the current position of German as a language of academic communication nationally and internationally will be discussed, focusing especially on the challenges posed…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction
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