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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages"”.
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Code Switching in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
<p>One 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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EVALUATING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE USING MEDIATED SELF-REFLECTION IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
<p>In a globalized world, teaching English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) requires mastery of intercultural communicative competence (ICC). Deploying ICC has many benefits, especially with teaching and learning English, because it is a preeminent necessity for …
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Stories from the ̶p̶e̶r̶i̶p̶h̶e̶r̶y̶ Centre: Counter-narratives of Anglophone Caribbean Teachers on the Permanence of Racism in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Industry
… with racisms that birthed this thesis. It is one of the first attempts in the field of applied linguistics to explore the lived experiences of Anglophone Caribbean teachers with racisms in the TESOL industry. Synergising Critical Race Theory, the polarising theoretical lens that views racism as …
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Second language processing of wh-movement in English : the effects of first language and learning environment
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2010
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Examining students' perspectives on the use of first language in community-based English as second language classrooms
… on first language (L1) use by adult students of English as a second language (ESL) in three ESL community-based programs in Michigan, United States. The study focuses on community-based programs because, even though it offers a variety of social, educational, and language backgrounds, this …
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“But how could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?” An ESL/ESP class for Catholic immigrants
… U.S. Catholic population has a larger proportion of immigrants than the U.S. population at large. The majority of Catholic immigrants come from Latin America and are not native speakers of English. In this qualitative study, I interviewed nine Catholic immigrants from Latin America to better …
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"Working with Students from Displaced Backgrounds" Teacher Training Workshop
… faces multiple crises, an increasing number of people are being forced to leave their homes - some of whom end up in the US. Compounding the challenges associated with displacement, many of these individuals arrive without much background, if any, in English language. My applied thesis …
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An ocean of difference: An exploration of cultural differences in learning styles
<p>An interdisciplinary approach to learning styles and teaching styles among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students (NHPI) and Western teachers, this thesis suggests specific learning components necessary for academic success for Oceanic learners. This was accomplished by examining academic …
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“Neither Colorblind, Neutral, nor Meritocratic”: A Critical Examination of South Korea’s E-2 Visa Policy Through the Lens of the Excluded
<p>South Korea’s E-2 visa policy restricts English teaching positions to citizens from seven predominantly white inner circle countries, institutionalizing racial and linguistic hierarchies through immigration law (Jenks, 2017). This dissertation addresses how the policy functions as a gatekeeping …
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Quality Teachers of English Language Learners: Exploring the Use of a Standards Framework to Improve the Focus of Professional Development for Practicing Classroom and Content Teachers
On a national level, English Language Learners (ELLs) are growing at a faster rate than their non-ELL public school peers. To be prepared for this rapidly changing demographic, will require all educators who work with ELLs to have adequate knowledge and skills to meet the needs of ELLs. This study …
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Walking With the Invisible: How TESOL and Communities of Practice Can Create Change Across the California College System
<p>Annually, between 70 percent and 90 percent of California community college students, who are typically first generation college students, low income, and from underrepresented groups, are labeled basic skills students (BSS) and placed into pre-collegiate coursework. Only about 25 percent of …
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PROGRAM EVALUATION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN JAPAN
Program evaluation in the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) has a history dating from the 1960's. The focus of previous program evaluations has been on language achievement at the end of the program of study (Lynch, 1996). …
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“I know but I can’t explain.” The role of knowledge about English grammar in second language teacher education.
… Bloor’s (1986) original work, which found native speakers (NS) to demonstrate, ‘fairly widespread ignorance’ (Bloor 1986 p.159) with knowledge about grammar (KAG), further studies have resulted in similar conclusions. However, KAG is essential for teaching English to speakers of other languages …
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Designing a teacher orientation course for English as a foreign language faculty at Saudi Arabian universities: the case of a private university in Riyadh
This study took place at an English language Centre (Foundation Institute at a university) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to address the problem of English instructors’ attrition. After studying the related literature, that connects the faculty attrition to the implementation of a purpose-made faculty …
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A framework for analysis of authorial identity : heterogeneity among the undergraduate dissertation chapters
… is an enterprise which integrates knowledge of different domains, i.e. the subject’s content, rhetoric, academic discourse, the genre they are writing, and research skills (Bartholomae, 1985; Read, et al. 2001; Johns, et al. 2006). The integration of these elements makes thesis writing a …
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Developing L2 Writing Teacher Expertise: An Exploratory Study of MA TESOL Students’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Writing Across Three UK Programmes
This thesis presents an investigation into the understandings and experiences of 25 students on a full-time master’s level programme for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with regards to the teaching of L2 writing. Drawing on data from interviews with participants across three …
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Kansas Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge and Preparedness in Creating Lessons Driven by Kansas English Language Proficiency Standards
… in creating lessons driven by Kansas English language proficiency standards. It elucidated the extent to which Kansas pre-service teachers consider Kansas English language proficiency (ELP) standards in their lessons, how well prepared they perceive they are to create ELP …
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