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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"English Instruction"”.
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Does Homogenous Ability Grouping for High School Honors English Instruction Benefit the High Achiever?
… schools are examining their policies and instructional practices to address the achievement gap exposed by the reporting requirements of NCLB (Wenglinski, 2004). As accountability measures and stakes rise, there is a call for an improved use ofscientific evidence to inform educational …
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A discourse analysis of U.S. national and state language policies: restraining English instruction for refugee adults
… support or do not support long-term goals for English language development, integration, and self-sufficiency. The data show how discourses embedded in policies frame English as a Second Language (ESL) programs as an employability service with a principal focus on the achievement of economic …
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A Model Literature Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Learning Disabled Student
… Learning Disabled Students enrolled in special English classes at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Georgia. It was motivated by the observation that curricular materials for secondary Learning Disabled pupils were limited to content in grammar and other aspects of written language. Literature …
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Applying New Technologies to Upgrade Non-English Speakers’ English Speaking Skills
… The application of multimedia- assisted instruction is getting more and more popular. This can stimulate students’ interests as well as promote students’ development and improve teaching efficiency. Teachers’ work should be student centered, and teachers’ function is to provide help and …
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Enhancing ESL Instruction Through Reflective Teaching: A Resource Guide for Administrators of Intensive English Programs
… among ESL teachers. Today, the global demand for English instruction has greatly surpassed the supply of qualified and experienced teachers. Many ESL teachers, therefore, can benefit significantly from continuous professional development, especially at Intensive English Programs preparing …
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The Computer Integration Into the Efl Instruction in Indonesia: An Analysis of Two University Instructors in Integrating Computer Technology Into Elf Instruction to Encourage Students' Language Learning Engagement
… technology has been popular for teaching English as a foreign language in non-English speaking countries. This case study explored the way language instructors designed and implemented computer-based instruction so that students are engaged in English language learning. This study explored …
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Teaching pronunciation as a volunteer ESL tutor: Determining needs and designing support
The demand for English instruction surpasses the availability of trained professionals and affordable programs as increasing numbers of immigrants and other international visitors to the U.S. seek out opportunities to improve their English language skills (Henrichson, 2010). To help meet this need, …
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Situated Language Learning Practices in an EFL Reading Class: Case Studies of Six College Students
… of formal schooling since they started learning English in an EFL discourse. The study also analyzed how their learning contributed to their cognitive strategies in performing reading tasks. Six college students, who were enrolled in a reading skills course in a university located in a southern …
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Business English for international graduate students: A survey of ESL 505
The purpose of the English as a Second Language (ESL) service courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is to provide appropriate English instruction according to international students' academic needs. These courses are taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. …
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Acquisition of English by Additional Language Learners in Inquiry-Based Classrooms Within International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Schools
… Primary Years Programme (PYP) schools provide English instruction to all students. The program has grown worldwide with a significant enrollment of students who speak a first language other than English, necessitating the need for an English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum. The IB’s …
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Community College Faculty Perceptions and Use of Pedagogical Translanguaging in the Academic ESL Classroom
… is the adoption of a translanguaging approach to English instruction, yet this pedagogy is not yet widely accepted in postsecondary institutions. This study relies on frameworks developed by linguists and educational theorists such as the common underlying principle, linguistic interdependence, …
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ESL ABE, VESL, and bell hooks' Democratic education: a case study of four experienced ESL instructors
… (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 case study are the theses these four professionals--all of whom currently have at least 15 years of ESL teaching …
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A proposed program for training teachers of English as a foreign language in Thailand
… to develop a program for training teachers of English as a foreign language at all levels of instruction in Thailand. The study was designed to determine levels of performance in English as well as courses of high value for a Thai EFL teacher. So that an effective program for training Thai EFT, …
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Mapping multilingual ecology: Exploring sociocultural aspects of learners’ investment in EFL in Pakistan
… multilingual context of Pakistan, the role of English in education has gained increasing attention during the last two decades against the backdrop of the rise of global extremism and the positioning of Pakistan in the so-called "War on Terror". Research and policy documents often link better …
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Class Conscious or Conscience Class: The Pedagogical Choices Teachers Make as Critical Literacy Practitioners
… school teachers and two high school teachers—all English teachers—for purposes of examining the participants' teaching practice for identifiable acts and statements involving the promotion of critical literacy among learners in the teachers' classrooms. The observations and interviews were …