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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"ESL instructors"”.
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University ESL Instructors' Perceptions and Use of Computer Technology in Teaching
… qualitative study examined university ESL instructors' experiences using technologies and their personal views of technology integration. The study also explored the factors that affected these instructors' decisions for using computer and other technologies in their teaching. The …
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ESL ABE, VESL, and bell hooks' Democratic education: a case study of four experienced ESL instructors
… thesis is a case study of four experienced ESL instructors of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Vocational ESL. (VESL). All are alumni of the Master of Arts in English Program with a Teaching English as a Second Language emphasis at Eastern Washington University (EWU). The primary focus of the …
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One of Us or One of Them: A Generic Qualitative Study on the Efficacy of the Funds of Knowledge Strategy to Reduce Teacher Ethnocentrism
… to examine whether English a Second Language (ESL) instructors’ ethnocentrism could be reduced using multicultural education (MCE) principles. There were three focus group discussions and a Likert scale questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that while ESL instructors were conscious of …
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Practical Implementation of Transformative Learning in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom
… for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), It provides a practical resource for ESL instructors to use in their adult ESL classrooms. There is an abundance of resources for ESL instructors that focuses on language, but limited resources for teachers interested in teaching their ESL …
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Pakistani graduate student's perspective on the effectiveness of ESL writing courses at an American university
… and how they perceived the effectiveness of ESL writing courses they have taken. The primary data source was an online survey; follow up questions from student participants and in-depth interviews from their course instructors. In order to examine how different mediums of instructions …
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Translanguaging in Community College English as a Second Language: Exploring a Rubric for Teaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic
… translanguaging to English as a second language (ESL) classrooms may provide an equitable way for teachers to ensure students reach their academic goals and foster bilingual identity development. With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic comes new challenges for ensuring continued access to …
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Exploring Teaching Approaches and Sociocultural Dynamics in the Middle and High School English Second Language Teaching Environment from the Perspective of the Multicultural Educator
… explored middle and high school multicultural ESL instructors’ literacy delivery approaches, the understanding they have of difficulties in their field of action, and their particular awareness, interpretation of otherness and attitudes regarding the specific characteristics of their working …
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Integrating Language and Content Instruction: A Linguistic and Cultural Guide for Content-Area Teachers of Asian International Secondary School Students in the US
<p>As more and more international Asian ESL high school students seek an education at private American high schools, where students spend most of their time in content-area classrooms, it is imperative that content-area teachers understand the important role they play in their students’ linguistic …
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World Language Teachers' Preparation, Beliefs, and Instruction in Central Florida
… to investigate: (1) the extent to which world instructors report using specific communicative instructional strategies; (2) the difference between instructional strategies used by ESL only instructors, versus instructors of ESL and foreign languages, or instructors of only foreign languages; …
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Culturally Relevant ESL Pedagogy for California Community College Teacher Educators
… to the US. California community college ESL instructors are often involved in teaching immigrants and non-native English speakers of color. In contrast to the student body, California community college teacher demographics remain overwhelmingly homogenous, as over 82% of full and …
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The construction of NES/NNES ESL instructor identity through student evaluations and focus groups in the English as a second Language program at a Midwestern U.S. university
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01