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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Language teaching and learning"”.
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Integrating eLearning in english language teaching and learning
The process of technology integration in English language teaching and learning was investigated through an action research project. The study investigated the beliefs of a number of Maltese teachers of English about technology integration and to what extent they integrated technology in their …
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Mobile Mixed Reality Technologies for Language Teaching and Learning
Mobile learning technologies have become ubiquitous, accessible tools for many teachers and learners in higher education contexts across the globe; however, the uptake of emerging, innovative mobile applications is not always reflected in their implementation in language learning classrooms. Mixed …
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The role of metalinguistic terminology in second language teaching and learning
… the role of metalinguistic terminology in second language teaching and learning? Specifically, how is metalinguistic terminology used in foreign language textbooks? To what extent are students familiar with metalinguistic terms? What effect does the instruction of metalinguistic terminology have …
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Some sociolinguistic aspects of second language teaching and learning of Xhosa
… it may have been, making a statement about how language operates in society. This, of course, is putting it in a nutshell. In fact, what Mr Tulliver was saying, was that: (i) language can serve as a mirror of social strata; (ii) language is of great importance in human relations; l (iii) …
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The linguistic obstacles to language teaching and learning in a bilingual classroom
This thesis looks at language as an instrumental, linguistic tool which, if taught by qualified language teachers could yield better results in the analysis and interpretation of both literary and non-literary texts in academia and in social lives of language speakers. The everyday linguistic …
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Academic Language Teaching and Learning in the Third Space Classroom: A Preservice Teachers' Perspective
… challenged schools to provide adequate academic language instruction to reach the same levels as their monolingual peers. Teachers must demonstrate the ability to support the development of academic language in accordance to both the standards' requirements and the linguistic needs of culturally …
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An ethnographic investigation into the development and trialing of more accessible text materials for second language teaching and learning in physical science
… English, the medium of instruction, is a second language for both teachers and students. The research is located in an interpretative ethnographic framework and the data gathered during the classroom-based trialing of the materials highlights the vital role of language in the teaching and …
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A Poststructural Discourse Analysis of a Preservice Teacher’s Linguistic Ideological Becoming
This dissertation is a single-case study and employs a poststructural approach to discourse analysis to investigate how language ideologies of a world language (WL) preservice teacher develop. Prominent discourses about language teaching and learning in U.S. K-12 schools support monolingual …
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Foreign Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Language Education: What to Teach and How to Teach
… manuscript one, this study first reflects on my learning English as a foreign language journey and the influences that brought to my life. The seven stories in this study cover many aspects of foreign language education, including teaching contents, teaching methods, and teacher preparation. …
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Language Use Beyond the Classroom and Learner Autonomy
This dissertation is based on the assumption that language learners have access to sources of potential language learning materials, such as books, films, music, the Internet, etc. available in Hungary. One of the aims was to investigate to what extent students make effective use of these materials …
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Code Switching in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
… of the most controversial issues in foreign language teaching and learning over many years has been the role of the students’ L1 in L2 target language education. While a monolingual approach prohibited the use of the target language in L2 classroom, researchers have reexamined the issues …
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Online language teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic: French teachers' experiences and perspectives
This research dissertation examines the online teaching experience of university French teachers in South Africa and Eswatini during the Covid-19 crisis. It aims to understand the emerging technological teaching practices to contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of foreign language …
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Discourse‐pragmatic features of spoken French: analysis and pedagogical implications
… especially those typical of present-day youth language. The dissertation has two parts: 1) Analysis of features typical of spoken language, based on a corpus of recorded data from young people aged 20 to 30, speaking to each other in spontaneous informal conversations. The analysis focuses …
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Let's grab coffee sometime! : enhancing pragmatic consciousness-raising tasks through metapragmatic discussions
As perspectives on second language teaching and learning evolved throughout the decades, SLA specialists are reconsidering the traditional ways of teaching languages. Since languages are dynamic systems constantly morphing to adapt to their speech communities, focusing on usage in L2 classroom …
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Ideologias de linguagem na formação de professores: uma etnografia com estudantes guineenses de letras-língua portuguesa no Brasil
This study investigates the language ideologies articulated in the discourse of Guinean students undergoing professional training in Portuguese language education in Brazil, specifically in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia. It examines how these ideologies are constructed, negotiated, and co-produced …
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The importance of English language learning and teaching in South Korea
This research investigates the impact of rote learning, national examinations and types of motivation to learn English language on the way English language is taught and learnt in Korea. The research is framed around two questions, using qualitative data in a discursive manner (Holstein & Gubrium, …
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The implementation of an English-Medium (EMI) program as an educational change in a Vietnamese public university: A needs analysis study
… data from questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and class observations from 148 students and 71 lecturers in the program to provide a thick description of their perceived meaning of the change. The findings revealed that EMI, based on the content and language integrated principles, was promoted …
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An Investigation into Student and Teacher Attitudes towards Pedagogical Translation at Benghazi University
… the attitudes of university lecturers and undergraduate students in regards to translation as a university subject and its role in enhancing students’ English as foreign language at Benghazi University. The study examines the skills and linguistic aspects that lecturers and students …
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Getting Down to Business: An EFL curriculum design for the business setting
In today's world of international commerce and technology-driven communication, the exchange of information across countries and cultures has become crucial to creating a global citizenry. After World War II, efforts to create a global commercial market resulted in the promotion of communication …
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