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Ellis, Rod – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
There is a wealth of literature examining the role of motivation in second language (L2) learning but remarkably little research that has examined how teachers can foster motivation in the classroom. For this reason alone Guilloteaux and Dornyei's (2008) correlational study of the relationship between motivational strategies and student motivation…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Motivation Techniques, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Yao, Esther Lee; Kierstead, Fred D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Reviews current Asian educational systems, pointing out that comparison with the United States system is not possible. The educational systems reflect the societies' needs, which differ from culture to culture. (MD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Niederhauser, Janet S. – Forum, 1997
Discusses how students at many universities often fail to reach their full potential as English-language learners because of low motivation. Draws examples from the South Korean context to discuss such problems, and proposes solutions that can be applied to contexts worldwide. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Cho, Byung-Eun – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2001
Suggests that an intensive language-oriented English poetry class conducted for one semester for university students in Korea demonstrates that English poetry can be properly integrated in language classes with positive results, not only by heightening students' motivation and interest in English but also by improving their language performance.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Jambor, Paul Z. – Online Submission, 2005
This paper looks at South Korea as an example of a collectivist society having a rather large power distance dimension value. In a traditional Korean classroom the teacher is at the top of the classroom hierarchy, while the students are the passive participants. Gender and age play a role in the hierarchy between students themselves. Teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Teacher Student Relationship
1997
This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies