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Using Online Instruction in English for Art Education
Technology is not currently used in ESP classrooms at the College of Home Economics. Therefore an attempt was made to use online learning in ESP instruction from home, in addition to traditional classroom instruction. Comparisons of pre- and posttest scores of ten graduate students revealed significant differences in students’ achievement.
Nature of Discussions in a Foreign Language Literature Class
Use of literature in foreign language teaching has been viewed as one of the traditional ways of teaching for centuries. However, the research about the use of literature is quite limited compared to the popularity of its use. In this study, I analyzed the discursive structure of classroom talk both academically and socially to identify the nature of literary discussions.
Oral Interaction as a Trigger to Phonological Appropriation: An EFL Teaching Challenge?
The purpose of this article is to show that interaction can be seen as a trigger to phonological appropriation. Our methodology will be qualitative, descriptive, analytic and experimental. A quick survey shows that many teachers still rely on discrimination exercises to favour phonological appropriation.
Shila’s Story of Teaching English/ESL in a Singapore Primary Neighbourhood School
This article focuses upon the teaching practices of Shila, a primary school teacher who has taught English in a Singapore ‘neighbourhood’ or government school for the past fifteen years. In Singapore, English has been mandated as the first language of instruction; however, Shila indicates that less then 10% of the students who enter Primary 1 in her school speak English regularly at home.
Student Perspectives of Peer Assessment for Learning in a Public Speaking Course
This peer assessment (PA) case study was conducted to determine student feelings about a student-centered assessment procedure, and whether it was useful in promoting effective learning. Set in a Public Speaking course at a Tokyo university, this paper reports on a PA framework in which 30% of students’ final course grades were comprised of peer assessment scores of oral presentations.
Catering for the Specific Needs of Elementary Level Korean Learners in the Australian ELICOS Sector – A Case Study of a School in Sydney
Given the large numbers of Korean students in Australian ESL classrooms, many teachers have developed a broad knowledge of Korean culture and learning styles. However, the problem remains of how to incorporate this knowledge into everyday teaching practices in the multilingual classroom.
Building Formal Schemata with ESL Student Writers: Linking Schema Theory to Contrastive Rhetoric
Much research has been done on content and formal schemata in reading with students of English as a Second Language (ESL), but the research into formal schemata in ESL writing is a more recent area of study. The concept of “formal schemata†has been neglected in the field of second language writing.
What do we want teaching-materials for in EFL teacher training programs?
During the past several decades, scholarly consideration has focused on the concept of teacher knowledge and a variety of reform efforts to rethink both the structure and practices of teacher education to enhance teacher preparation process.
An Investigation on the Language Anxiety and Fear of Negative Evaluation among Turkish EFL Learners
Teachers’ observations, students’ experiences, and the review of related literature indicate that language anxiety is a significant factor adversely affecting the language learning process. Thus, this study aims to investigate the sources and levels of fear of negative evaluation as well as language anxiety among Turkish students as EFL learners, and to determine the correlation between the two.
Testing Oral Language Proficiency of University EFL Students
The present study aimed at developing a series of objective criteria for measuring and scoring the oral proficiency of EFL students in moving toward a more objective mode for scoring the oral language proficiency. To achieve this purpose, eighty students from the University of Masjed Soleyman in Iran were selected based on their availability…
