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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Use of the target language"”.
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The use of the target language/second language and the use of the first language: four case studies of German and Spanish teachers in modern foreign language post-primary classrooms in the Republic of Ireland
The role and importance of teaching a modern foreign language mainly through the target language has been an issue of considerable debate. Current best practice suggests that use of the target language as the principal language of the classroom is an important element in creating an effective …
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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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Teaching strategies in motivating global English learners
During the period 2014-2020, I carried out seven studies to address a variety of problems English language learners and teachers face in post-communist European and Asian countries. While previous studies exist about this subject, undeniably, within the last decade, societies have become more …
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Mapping multilingual ecology: Exploring sociocultural aspects of learners’ investment in EFL in Pakistan
In the multilingual context of Pakistan, the role of English in education has gained increasing attention during the last two decades against the backdrop of the rise of global extremism and the positioning of Pakistan in the so-called "War on Terror". Research and policy documents often link …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Core French Teachers' Beliefs and their Instructional Practices
In this doctoral dissertation, I explore the relationship between beginning Core French (CF) teachers’ beliefs about Core French teaching and their instructional practices. As a former teacher educator, one of my principle preoccupations was the challenge faced by many of my Core French teacher …
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“If I’m here to teach means I’m really good”: an IPA study into International Academic Staff lived experiences – challenges, coping strategies, investment, and identity
In the UK, the recruitment of international students and staff forms part of the internationalisation agenda, with the influx of international academic staff (IAS) to the UK being crucial to the economy, environment, and society; and the “presence of international faculty” (Rumbley and de Wit 2016, …