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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"English as an International Language"”.
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Global Voices: A Student-Centered Guide to Teaching English as an International Language
<p>It is time for change in the world of English language teaching. The dominant view and practice of teaching English as a neutral, straight-forward act of imparting “objective” grammatical, phonological and semantic knowledge to passive students does not serve the interest or needs of the …
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Needs-Analysis-Informed Teaching for English for Specific Purposes
<p>Reconceptualization is needed for English language teaching as a response to English-as-an-international language (EIL) contexts. Correspondingly this will lead to what is called “an ecological approach” that invites accommodation of language-learning instruction to the local needs within …
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Peer coaching as an effective tool in a teacher development program
… collaboration in which teachers of equal status assist each other rethink their own practice and develop teaching skills to achieve higher levels of instructional performance (Cosh, 1999; Farrel, 2001; Gottesman, 2000; Joyce & Showers, 1982, 1984, 1996; Moffett, John & Isken (1987); Sparks & …
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Paper 1: The myth of the native speaker and Paper 2: Linguistic imperialist or cultural ambassador? The native English teacher in Japan
… second of three modules concerned with narrative and identity in English language teaching. In Module 1, I introduced conversational narrative and examined ways in which descriptions of conversational narrative might be applicable to the development of pedagogic models for teaching English to …
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An investigation of teachers' reactions to an inservice teacher education program based on reflection and action
Conferences on language teacher education are being held all over the world displaying marked emphases on inservice teacher education and programs that are teacher-learner-centered, context-sensitive, and which, through reflection and collaborative action research, allow teachers to further their …
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English as the International Language of Science: A Case Study of Mexican Scientists' Writing for Publication
… findings is imperative for scientific advancement. However, the domination of English as an international language of science (EILS) has placed a potentially inequitable burden on multilingual periphery scholars attempting to disseminate their research findings in indexed scientific …
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Visual Analysis of E-Textbooks for Senior High School in Indonesia
<p>The purpose of the study was to evaluate the visual images used as illustrations in the English electronic textbooks for grades ten, eleven, and twelve in Indonesia. Qualitative visual content analysis was employed as the methodology of the research. The analysis focused on whether these …
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English as a second racism: A Marxist approach to acceptability of article variation across racialized varieties of English’s
… labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Gaining Pragmatic Competence in English as a Second and a Foreign Language: The Effects of the Learning Environment and Overall L2 Proficiency
… the influence of the learning environment and overall L2 proficiency on the development of pragmatic competence, with reference to grammatical competence. Participants were three groups of English language learners: 120 international students who speak English as a second language from a …
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Digital storytelling as an astronomy disciplinary literacy enhancement approach for adolescent Kyrgyzstani EFL students
… storytelling (DST) video-making intervention in an astronomy course (STEM-A) on EFL students’ STEM-A disciplinary literacy acquisition in English. The research was motivated by the increased significance of English as an international language of STEM instruction and addressed the transition …
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BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR ENGLISH-AS-A-FOREIGN LANGUAGE TUTORS DURING PRIVATE TUTORING
… people who share the same domain--enables second-language learners to facilitate their acquisition of English by embracing new learning strategies while they learn the target language. The community of tutors’ perspective allows for the incorporation of the individual’s particular …