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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Teaching English as Second Language"”.
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From their own voices: Nonnative English speaker students' opportunities for practical teaching experience in an MA TESOL program
… their opportunities to have guided practice teaching experience while studying in the program. Through the combined use of surveys and focus groups, the study captures NNS students' voices, which have rarely been heard before, as they talk about the problems they confronted as NNS TESOL …
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Gender differences in the responses of ESL students to teacher feedback
During the past three decades, feedback to the writing of foreign and second language students has received considerable attention from researchers. However, little attention has been paid to the responses of ESL students to this feedback. Moreover, research into a relationship between L2 student …
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A transformational treatment of Indian English syntax
This study attempts to show that language learners who have passed the beginning stages of language learning make errors only on the transformational level of grammar. The corpus for the study is drawn from papers written by native Hindi speakers, who have attained a relatively high level of …
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An investigation of primary stress in spontaneous speech for pedagogical purposes
… accurate placement of primary stress in spoken English is an important pronunciation skill for non-native speakers to master. The purpose of the study was to contribute to the understanding of native-speaker primary stress placement, and to discuss the pedagogical implications. Two random …
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Business English for international graduate students: A survey of ESL 505
The purpose of the English as a Second Language (ESL) service courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is to provide appropriate English instruction according to international students' academic needs. These courses are taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. …
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In search of folk fairness in language testing
Fairness is generally defined as a social value that applies in understanding, interpreting social actions, and making decisions over human performance. In the field of testing, the concept of fairness is commonly defined as social justice or equity which is associated with equal opportunity and …
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Frame anaphora: The definite article in discourse
The definite article is a problematic feature of language for many nonnative speakers of English. This study investigates one use of the definite article in the written discourse of native and nonnative speakers. This use, which I term frame anaphora, is illustrated in the following example: 'The …
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Issues in ELT aid project evaluation in Albania: A case study
… of ELT aid in developing countries has been promoting the introduction of new methodologies and the renovation of ELT programs. Besides these new ELT developments, research has recognized several issues related to the appropriateness and sustainability of ELT aid projects. This …
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Critical reflection on the use of e-mail in teaching English as a Second Language
… of e-mail between students and instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Intercultural Communication at two different U.S. universities. A triangulation of qualitative data was collected through time from project participants in order to document the planning, implementation and …
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Researching the effects of reading for pleasure in English on adult esl learners' acquisition of English
Many experts in the field of second language acquisition believe that reading for pleasure in a second language facilitates learning of that language, that it may be even more valuable to the learner than direct instruction. Little empirical evidence exits, however, to imply the effectiveness of …
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Washback of the image
… determiners of what teachers do in the classroom. Several studies have been conducted on washback. Washback is the term used to describe the impact that tests have on teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the washback of the IMAGE at an elementary school in …
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