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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"second language classroom"”.
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Telecommunications and the second language classroom
… students' attitudes towards writing in their second languages, their attitudes towards learning second languages, and their acquisition of writing skills in their second languages. The students involved in this study were from two small rural Midwest high schools and were in their second year …
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How to Use Literature in the Second Language Classroom
… this paper, I discuss the role of culture in the second language classroom. I focus on one specific part of culture which is literature. I claim that it is of great importance to incorporate the teaching of culture and literature into the second language class since they help to increase cultural …
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Factors Affecting the Implementation of Instructional Technology in the Second Language Classroom
… of instructional technology in university-level second language courses can improve and enrich students' L2 acquisition and greatly motivate students to continue learning their target language. In spite of such advantages, few instructors are integrating instructional technology into their …
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Practical Implementation of Transformative Learning in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom
… 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 focuses on language, but limited resources for teachers interested in …
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Using Authentic Materials to Develop Listening Comprehension in the English as a Second Language Classroom
Listening, the most frequently used form of language skill, plays a significant role in daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance, listening ability development has received only slight emphasis in language instruction. Nevertheless, U.S. college classrooms, where …
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A study of group size and the engaged activity of students in the second-language classroom
One of the primary goals of second-language study is to build language proficiency. The use of small-group and pair instruction has been promoted as an alternative to large-group instruction and as an avenue for the accomplishment of the goal of becoming proficient in a second language. In this …
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EXAMINING THE USE OF L1+ IN THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: A CONVERSATION ANALYTIC STUDY OF STUDENT PRACTICES
Students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom often use their other languages and semiotic resources (referred to in this study as L1+) to engage with other students in the class. Empirical analysis is needed to understand how and for what purposes the L1+ is used. This study takes a …
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The effect of the incorporation of music learning into the second language classroom on the mutual reinforcement of music and language
… the incorporation of a music program in the second-language classroom, with methodology based on similarities that exist between the structures of music and language, reinforced both the learning of music and the learning of a second language.
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM AND EDUCATION IDENTITY BEYOND ASSIMILATION VESTIGES: A TEACHER’S LATINA IDENTITY IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
… a bilingual teacher has on the middle school ESL classroom through her Latina identity and lived experiences. Data gathering occurred over six months through the principal participant's in-depth interviews, classrooms observations, and document analysis of classroom materials. Through snowballing …
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Teacher talk and written materials in the Spanish as a second language classroom and their importance as input for second language acquisition
Input in the second language classroom provides the primary linguistic data upon which learners' hypotheses about the language are judged or the parameters under which the language operates are set. The type of input students receive, therefore, is an important part of explaining the mechanism of …
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The effect of audio, a single picture, multiple pictures, or video on second-language listening comprehension
… and visual media have long been used in the second-language classroom, relatively little information exists to show that media are really effective for preparing students to deal with communicative situations. This study investigated whether hearing the audio of natural dialogs without images …
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The zone of proximal development in an online Esl composition course
… tools, materials, and instructor in the online second language classroom.
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Is English Really Necessary in French Immersion Classrooms: A Case Study
… five French immersion teachers use English in a second language classroom and if other first languages are used or incorporated in the classroom. The teacher participants in this study are early French immersion teachers working in either a Grade 1 or Grade 2 classroom in a Catholic school …
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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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n Geintegreerde taakgebaseerde benadering tot die gebruik van kortverhale en gedigte as taalaanleerhulpmiddel vir tweedetaalstudente
… approach, using short stories and poems as language teaching aids for students taking the module Afrikaans Language Learning 189 from the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University. The ultimate goal of the task-based lessons is to promote language learners’ macro-skills in …
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Die gebruik van Kaapse visuele kultuur vir Afrikaanstaalaanleer
… pedagogical teaching tool within Afrikaans language learning. This study investigates how Cape Afrikaans visual culture can be used as a pedagogical teaching tool within a task-based teaching program, to expand the vocabulary of Afrikaans second language students and to improve their …
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An analysis of foreign language lesson discourse : with special reference to the teaching of English in Tunisian secondary schools.
… thesis a new model for the analysis of foreign language lesson discourse has been developed. It draws on existing models but provides flexibility by focusing on three levels: Frame, Move, Act. An attempt has been made in this thesis to clarify further the domain of pragmatics by looking at the …
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”I svenska två vågar jag prata mer och så”. En didaktisk studie om skolämnet svenska som andraspråk
… focusing on content and teaching in Swedish as a Second Language in upper secondary school. The legitimacy of and views on the subject are examined, as well as how the students are selected and categorised. The role that fiction has in the context of the subject is also investigated and discussed. …
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初级阶段学习者对华语擦音与塞擦音的习得 = The acquisition of the fricatives and affricatives in mandarin by elementary level learners
… x? by adult elementary learners of Chinese as a second language. Ten informants, one native Chinese (Beijing) and nine elementary level foreign learners (6-7 months of learning) participated in this study. The three set of Chinese fricatives and affricatives are absent from the phonetic …
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