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Hong, Yee Chee; Ganapathy, Malini – English Language Teaching, 2017
Malaysians have long realised the importance of being competent in English as one of the success factors in attaining their future goals. However, English is taught as a second language in Malaysia, and it is not easy to teach under such a foreign context, because authentic input may not exist beyond the classroom, especially in Chinese private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Nguyen, Hong Thi; Fehring, Heather; Warren, Wendy – English Language Teaching, 2015
This paper reports part of a study that documents the factors affecting the efficacy of teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Vietnamese higher education from the teachers' perspectives. Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve EFL teachers at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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Amorim, Rita M. – English Language Teaching, 2013
In the present context of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) or English as International Language (EIL), it has become extremely relevant to maximize speaking opportunities in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom which aim at developing fluency and real-life communication skills. University students in Portugal need to practice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Social Sciences