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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"teaching English as a Foreign language (TEFL)"”.
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A Confirmatory Multivariate Study of the Nature of Second Language Proficiency and Its Relationship to Learner Variables (Acquisition, Covariance, Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Lisrel, Foreign, Teaching English as A Foreign Language, Tefl)
The purpose of this study was to investigate both the nature of second language proficiency and its interrelationships with learner variables using a wide range of language proficiency measures and powerful multivariate statistical techniques. First, competing hypotheses regarding the nature of …
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An Investigation of Libyan EFL Teachers’ Conceptions of the Communicative Learner-Centred Approach in Relation to their Implementation of an English Language Curriculum Innovation in Secondary Schools
… approach (CLCA) held by a sample of Libyan English foreign language teachers (EFL) in relation to their implementation of an English language curriculum innovation in secondary schools. A mixed approach employing quantitative (survey questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structure interview) …
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How we see ourselves: beginning-teacher identity formation
… development is important for those entering the teaching profession. Therefore, understanding how beginning-teacher identity develops is important for those delivering initial teacher education (ITE). ITE is a contested area between politicians and educators regarding what constitutes ‘quality’ …
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ESOL for citizenship courses in the UK: Social integration, identity and the role of classroom pedagogy
… UK government, through its immigration policy, has linked the English language proficiency of immigrants with their social integration thus, following an assimilative framework (Blackledge, 2005; Blommaert & Verschueren, 1998). This seven months mixed methods study investigates whether the goal …
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A study of foreign language training in Lancashire companies
… when sixty per cent of British exports go to non-English speaking countries is an appropriate time to consider perceptions about foreign languages and their use in Lancashire companies The research was carried out by sending postal questionnaires to both personnel managers and export managers in …
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Perspectives on language teaching from a democratic school in Brazil
This study investigates the perspectives of language teachers on language and language teaching at a democratic school in São Paulo, Brazil. The commentary of the one former English teacher is central to the analysis, complemented by interviews with the Portuguese/Spanish teacher and four other …