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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"English language--Study and teaching (Higher)"”.
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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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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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Effects of a 10-week mental skills training intervention infused into a pre-existing English composition course
… the traditional notions of academic skills and content knowledge (Rosen et al., 2010). Dweck and colleagues (2011) - in coining the term academic tenacity - have suggested that educational interventions which target non-cognitive skills (such as goal-setting, motivation, and resilience) can …
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Non-cognitive factors in second language acquisition and language variety: a single case study of a Saudi male English for academic purposes student in the United States
<p>"This single case study is a close-up view of how one second language learner, Abdul, acquired a particular variety of American English-in this case African American Vernacular English (AAVE) (Perryman-Clark, 2013). Non-cognitive factors are examined, and Stephen Krashen's Monitor Theory is …
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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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Increasing multimedia literacy in composition for multilingual writers: a case study of art analysis
<p>"This multiple case study/critical ethnography/autoethnography was done in two composition classes for multilingual writers at EWU in order to explore ways to foster multimodal literacies in English Language Learners (ELL's). "Digital composing environments force writers, readers, and texts to …
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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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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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