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Mohaddeseh Salimpoor Aghdam; Javad Gholami; Mahnaz Saeidi – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The need to create more efficient approaches to teaching L2 writing has grown due to the increasing demands placed on English writing proficiency in a global setting. The present investigation aimed to explore the impacts of the ENGAGE Model and task-based language teaching (TBLT) method on Iranian EFL learners' overall L2 writing performance.…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Everly, Pamela; Cai, Shengrong – TESOL Journal, 2021
Choosing the right word to express meaning can be a challenge for English language learners (ELLs) in both English as second language and English as a foreign language settings, persisting through all proficiency levels in productive language use for several reasons. In order to make correct word choices, ELLs must master the various aspects of a…
Descriptors: Semantics, Language Usage, Phrase Structure, Definitions
Kim, Jung Sook – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Diversity is valued and promoted in contemporary public discourse, but on the other hand, there is a strong tendency to homogenize differences in society. The tension between diversity and homogeneity is palpable on U.S. college campuses as the number of international students has been ever-increasing. A more nuanced approach is needed to grapple…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Braidwood, Eva; McAnsh, Suzy – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Despite a proliferation of research into academic writing and the availability of a number of guides to writing, little attention has been given to the means of supporting students striving to reach the level of proficiency in English expected from graduates in their respective fields. Our study aims to explore the prevalent problems in writing in…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English for Special Purposes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Writing Across the Curriculum
Dervin, Fred – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2009
Study abroad is often referred to, first and foremost, as an intercultural experience during which "cultures" are encountered and for which mobile students should be prepared. This article, which is based on research carried out on various aspects of student mobility in Europe, and more precisely in Finland, aims to go beyond the…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Misconceptions
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Wyandotte, Annette – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The author examines the effectiveness of a curriculum aimed to raise awareness of prospective English teachers and writers while studying the psychological and sociological impact of language use. Action research tested whether students already knew how to argue and think critically when they came to a 200-level undergraduate course. Finding that…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Action Research, Course Content, Correlation