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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"English language education"”.
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English language education at Guangxi University, China：challenges, responses and recommendations
… with the growing expectation of the quality of English language education in China’s universities under the pressure of globalization as well as a developing Chinese society. Since the 1980s, four national curricula for English language education at universities have been introduced by the …
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The globalization of English: Its impact on English language education in the tertiary education sector in Taiwan
… out of semi-structured interviews with senior educational managers from a tertiary educational institution in Taiwan. These managers raised a number of issues, including the changing profile of tertiary students, the changing nature of English curricula, the increasing need for English teaching …
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ELE) AS A MARK OF SOCIAL DISTINCTION IN TAIWAN: BUXIBANS, ELE TEACHERS DISCOURSE, AND SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
… of social reproduction theory to explore how English language educators view English language education (ELE) and to understand how the English language is used to create social distinctions between Taiwanese English language educators and others in Taiwanese society. Unlike other foreign …
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Exploring inequalities in English language education in China: A comparative case study of English-major students from a sociological perspective
Education plays a vital role in shaping social structures and influencing social mobility in a society, and thus educational equality is a concern for many societies. Considering the compulsory status of English from basic to higher education in China and its symbolic meaning in Chinese society, …
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Global Pressures and the Dynamics of Local Change: A Case Study of an English Department at an Albanian University
This dissertation is a case study of an English Department at a leading university in Tirana, Albania that investigates the Higher Education reforms resulting from the Albanian Government’s commitment to the Bologna Agreement and the subsequent reforms in English Language Education. Both reforms …
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Digital dialogues : a qualitative single-case study exploring adult patrons’ experiences in online English language classes at a public library.
… the San Antonio Public Library’s (SAPL) online English language class. Public libraries play a pivotal role in fostering adult literacy and English language learning, yet emergent bilinguals (EBs) often underutilize these free community programs. Guided by Kolb and Kolb’s (2017) experiential …
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The global market and its impact on an Australian university's pathway programs : policies, pragmatics and personal realities
… of the global market narrative on higher education, the policy responses by one Australian university (Tyler University) and the impact on English language education, the Tyler Foundation Studies pathway program and the staff in that program. The literature points to patterns and …
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An overview of teaching English in South Korea
There is a major demand for the English language within South Korea. In 2019 it was reported by Statista (2020) that roughly 5.4 billion USDs were spent on English language education in South Korea. With this high demand for English learning in South Korea, many Native English speakers have found …
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Nest agency in the dissemination of global English
… through an examination of the role that “native” English speakers (NESTs) play as individual agents in the process of the spread and promotion of the English language. Previous research has examined and critiqued the ideologies that support the spread of English and the agency of those who resist …
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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
… 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 learners in Japan. I …
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Teaching English for the first time: anxiety among Japanese elementary-school teachers
English language education officially started in Japanese elementary schools in 2009. Homeroom teachers, whether experienced or not, are responsible for teaching the subject to students. Additionally, teachers are often required to team-teach with a native English speaker. It is plausible that …
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Exploring the Intersection of Creative Practice Development and Second Language Acquisition in Adult Artists Professionally Connected to Seattle
… from international discourse because current English language education does not adequately serve this population of learners. This study was conducted as a catalyst for inquiry into the most effective ways artists acquire English so as to inform the development of curricula and programs to …
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English Language Learners of Chinese Immigrant Families in Canadian Schools
… are settling in Canada, their children, as English language learners (ELLs), have encountered a variety of obstacles and barriers while studying at local schools. The purpose of this Major Research Paper (MRP) is to understand the obstacles and barriers that Chinese newcomer ELLs in Ontario …
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Japanese Learners’ Recognition of English Vowel Phonemes
This research will be informative for the English language education of Japanese learners from the standpoint of phonology and phonetics. Japanese learners struggle to recognise English sounds accurately due to the substantial differences that exist between the Japanese and English languages. …
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An Investigation of Teachers’ Perceptions of Culture Teaching in Secondary Schools in Xinjiang, China
English Language education in China has gone through several stages of development in the past 30 years. The early method of language learning was centred on grammar acquisition but this has since moved to the current approach of communicative competence development. Although the Official Document …
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How do we teach English under the waves of innovation?: discovering perceptions of English learning and teaching in China and the UK
… amount of Chinese students pursuing higher education abroad influenced by the rapid economic, social and cultural development in China, this study explores Chinese Second Language (L2) learners and teachers’ perceptions of English Language Teaching (ELT) from secondary school level through …
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SHRINE A world englishes approach to english language teaching
… designed to facilitate the integration of World Englishes into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching. Although linguistic research has long recognized the global diversification of English through processes such as language contact, migration, and sociopolitical change, these insights have …
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Towards a Multilingual Future: The Ecology of Language at a University in Eastern Ukraine
In Ukraine, the Russian and Ukrainian languages have historically alternated in policy and practice in their official status and social prestige. As in many areas of the world, English is emerging in Ukraine as a language of economic value, social prestige, and education though it is not a language …
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English language instruction as ‘co-creation': a new CHAT model for integrating mobile technologies in advanced TEFL
English Language education within South African universities currently faces a crisis of access. The #Must Fall movements have highlighted the many historical, economic, political and English language barriers local students face in meeting the demands of higher education. At the same time, …
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Does It Really Matter?
… I overly sensitive to imperfections in written English because of my English language education? Am I being too picky? Does it really matter?” One of the requirements of one of my graduate-level rhetoric and composition seminar classes was to write “reading responses” to assigned readings, and …
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