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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Teachers of English as a second language"”.
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Conversational Repair Strategies of Teachers of English as a Second Language
The results established a typology of second language teachers' conversational repair strategies. It included strategies involving nonverbal aspects such as gesture, prosody, turn-taking, and display of sympathy. The findings indicated that both student proficiency levels and instructional foci …
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Students' perceptions of nonnative ESL teachers
There has been a lot of research on native speaker and nonnative speaker teachers of English as a second language. Authors have addressed negative and positive aspects of these two classes. However, there has not been much research on how students of English as a second language see their nonnative …
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The Ability of Americans to Determine Accent Or Language Spoken Solely on Nonverbal Aspects of Expression
Little empirical evidence has been collected to confirm the common observations that speakers of differenct dialects and languages differ in nonverbal behaviors. Twelve Asian speakers were used. Six spoke English as their native language and 6 spoke Chinese as their native language. A total of 30 …
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Practical Implementation of Transformative Learning in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom
The purpose of this project is to design a resource informed by Transformative Learning Theory for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), It provides a practical resource for ESL instructors to use in their adult ESL classrooms. There is an abundance of resources for ESL instructors that …
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A sequential explanatory study of Grade 10 English second language teachers' implementation of the curriculum at selected schools in Windhoek
It is believed that “those who master English are likely to reap many academic, social and professional benefits” (Tella, Indoshi & Othuan, 2011, p. 809). Conversely, poor performance of learners in some countries, including Namibia, where English is the medium of instruction, has been attributed …
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Developing beliefs and practices regarding vocabulary teaching through a dialogic approach for professional development: A case study of English language teachers in Hong Kong
… think and do, it is important to understand teachers’ beliefs and their development in order to facilitate professional growth, which in turn has the potential to promote effective teaching and learning. While research efforts have been devoted largely to investigating teachers’ beliefs, it …