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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers"”.
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College-level ELLs in two English composition courses: the transition from ESL to the mainstream
"This study will analyze patterns' in ESL student academic behavior particularly related to classroom learning during their transition between English 101 and English 201. The student academic behaviors are particularly linguistic, based on the five langauge skills reading, writing, speaking, …
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Effects of Teaching Reading Through Discussion of Text Structures.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching reading through discussion of text structures on students' reading comprehension. The design of the study was a Pretest-Posttest Control-Group Design. One hundred twenty-six sophomore and senior Thai college students …
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Games for vocabulary enrichment: teaching multilingual writers at the college level
<p>"This study explores the effectiveness of the game activity, Taboo, to teach ESL vocabulary in a college-level EAP course. It is mixed-methods research, including qualitative data in the form of student journals and quantitative data in the form of student assessments. It is also action research …
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The benefits of intercultural interactions: a position paper on the effects of study abroad and intercultural competence on pre-service and active teachers of ESL
… connection between immersion programs, second language acquisition, intercultural awareness, and the pre-service English as a Second Language instructors' ability to provide interculturally aware TESL education to their language learners. A review of the literature connected to intercultural …
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A linguistic analysis of some ESP texts used in Iranian universities with special focus on cohesion in texts of business and commerce.
"This study attempts primarily to bring together some of the existing literature on text coherence, cohesion, and thematic structure and the influence of these text characteristics on reading comprehension and EAP material preparation, particularly in an EFL/ESL context. The textual features of …
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Multilingual writers' unintentional plagiarism: action research in college composition
<p>This study investigates the awareness of plagiarism and MLA citations among multilingual college students. It is an example of action research that began Fall Quarter 2013. The study conducted at Eastern Washington University in an English Composition for Multilingual Writers class involved …
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Poetry in translation to teach ESL composition at the college level
<p>"This thesis records the L1 to English poetry translations and subsequent self- reflections on the translation process by college level ESL composition students. It analyzes and codes the characteristics of their writing as well as the experiences and information reported in their reflective …
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Implementing a modified intercultural competency curriculum in an integrated English 101 classroom
"The present study was action research conducted in the winter of 2015 in English 101, an entry-level composition class required for all students at Eastern Washington University. The main purpose of the study was to (1) review the literature on current social experiences of ESL students in …
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Social pressure to speak English and the effect of English language learning for ESL composition students in higher education
<p>"Current language policies are based on faulty notions of the historical and contemporary linguistic landscape of the U.S. However, simply because the student is studying in the U.S. at an English medium institution, does not necessarily indicate that the student plans on being a lifelong member …
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Peer editing in composition for multilingual writers at the college level
<p>"The goal of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guided peer editing activity for multilingual college freshman. This was an example of action research that began winter quarter 2013. The study used an activity where peer writers and responders identified and corrected …
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Using media to teach a biography of Lincoln and Douglass: a case study of teaching ESL listening & viewing in college composition
<p>"The goal of this multiple case study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guided listening comprehension activity for multilingual college freshmen. This classroom- based, action research was conducted winter quarter of 2013 at Eastern Washington University in a composition class for …
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Teaching the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder: fostering a media literacy approach for multilingual writers
… this thesis, the culmination of writings from teaching English composition to multilingual writers, contributed to my research. This action research study focuses on how to foster a media literacy approach when teaching multilingual writers. The literature focus unit was based on the biography …
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