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Teaching English Writing for a Global Context: An Examination of NS, ESL and EFL Learning Strategies That Work
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Webb, Rebecca K. – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2015
This study, examines two well-known writing pedagogies from the fields of Composition and Rhetoric, and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) for teaching literacy, or reading and writing skills in order to identify intersections for the English Language Learner (ELL) in an EFL learning environment. In addition, I present both quantitative and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Writing Skills
Speaking with a Stranger: Intercultural Classrooms' Tensions and Managing Strategies
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Kerdchoochuen, Jiraporn – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
An increasing number of Thai students are enrolling in international programs recently with the expectation of real-life intercultural learning experiences. Most teachers in intercultural classrooms in Thailand are native English-speaking teachers who come from different cultures and have different perspectives. These teachers' roles, teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, International Education, International Programs, Teacher Role
A Case Study of Using Online Communities and Virtual Environment in Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) as a Learning and Teaching Tool for Second Language Learners
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Kongmee, Isara; Strachan, Rebecca; Pickard, Alison; Montgomery, Catherine – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) create large virtual communities. Online gaming shows potential not just for entertaining, but also in education. This research investigates the use of commercial MMORPGs to support second language teaching. MMORPGs offer virtual safe spaces in which students can communicate by using their…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Role Playing, Second Language Learning, Computer Simulation
Why Thais Write to Other Thais in English
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Glass, Tom – World Englishes, 2009
This study, incorporating survey and interview data, investigates the English writing habits of graduates of a bachelor's degree program in English at a public university in Thailand. Survey data show that the majority of the former students who responded (N = 104) write in English regularly, and they correspond with people in Inner, Outer, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Thai, Native Speakers