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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Second language teaching"”.
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The role of metalinguistic terminology in second language teaching and learning
What is 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 …
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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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Recent Research in Memory and Cognition and Its Implications for Second-Language Teaching
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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
… alternative science curriculum materials for a secondary schooling context where 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 …
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Exploring Teaching Approaches and Sociocultural Dynamics in the Middle and High School English Second Language Teaching Environment from the Perspective of the Multicultural Educator
ABSTRACT The act of teaching in the middle and high school involves highly complex sociocultural dynamics in challenging environments. English second language specialists are the type of educators that closely work with the most at risk students in that context. This study explored middle and high …
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The application of some second language teaching/learning principles in multimedia language design : a case study of a multimedia approach to an undergraduate course in Swahili
… that takes place in the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) classroom in the Department of Linguistics and Southern African Languages at the University of Cape Town. It also studies how a small sample of students make adjustments in language learning with the help of the multimedia …
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The use of translation as a teaching method in second language teaching: a case study with second language learners of isiXhosa at the University of Cape Town
… project studied strategies that are used by second language learners in acquiring vocabulary. One of the strategies that were used was direct translation. Upon further research into the subject, it was we discovered that no work has been done on the use of translation as a teaching method in …
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Perspectives on differentiation in practice : an interpretive study from teaching Japanese as a second language in Western Australian secondary schools
… within the context of Western Australian (WA) second language teaching practice. Significantly, research into differentiation is a relatively new phenomenon in Australia and in particular, to WA second language teaching. Data was collected from seven Japanese language tcachers and their …
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An examination of two methods of teaching culture and a comparison of their effects on ethnocentrism among college students of German
Second language teaching has long been recognized as offering several benefits to second language learners. Some of the more recently claimed benefits have emphasized cross-cultural awareness, open mindedness to promote understanding, a liberation of the mind, the end of the melting pot mentality, …
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Grammar matters? Teaching Irish as a second language in Ireland
… perspectives on the role of English grammar in second language teaching in the Irish context where English is the medium of instruction. A mixed methods approach was employed to investigate whether having a sound knowledge of English grammar might facilitate the teaching of Irish grammar. …
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A Case Study of Pedagogical Practices and Learning Environment in an Ontario Francophone Child Care Centre
… and Lyster’s (2007) Counterbalanced Approach to Second Language Teaching as reference points, this study investigated how Franco-Ontarian culture and linguistic character are reinforced in this child care centre; how language instruction was integrated into educational activities; and what …
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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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Aspects of current English language teaching practices with a special focus on task
… with the intention to explore current English language teaching practices in global as well as Australian contexts, with emphasis on task-based language teaching. As a result of the forces of globalisation, the number of learners involved in English language instruction has increased throughout …
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ITSICALL: investigating teaching strategies in computer assisted language learning
… thesis evaluates the effect on the learning and teaching of gender and gender agreement in French for English speakers of various teaching strategies Implicit, Explicit and Exploratory, implemented as a CALL program, 'Itsicall' (Investigating Teaching Strategies in Computer Assisted Language …
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