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Download full textKoyak, Yasemin; Üstünel, Eda – Online Submission, 2019
This study aims to investigate viewpoints of the adult learners about the effects of the recorded motivational videos. The study was applied to twelve adult learners between the months of March and May in spring semester of 2019, at Mugla Sitki Koçman University. As to the research design, explanatory mixed methods design was implemented. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Student Attitudes
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Direct linkMcDougall, Jenny; Holden, Helen – Open Learning, 2017
Oral presentation skills are considered essential workplace skills and are therefore highly valued in higher education. However, research into this aspect of adult learning is limited, especially in the context of distance and online education. This paper reports on an innovative approach used in a university preparatory program in Australia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Speaking, Speech Skills, Oral Language
Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
Chong, Sin Wang, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2023
This edited book documents practices of learning-oriented language assessment through practitioner research and research syntheses. Learning-oriented language assessment refers to language assessment strategies that capitalise on learner differences and their relationships with the learning environments. In other words, learners are placed at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Centered Learning
Johnson, Michele K. – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2014
way', iskwíst, "my name is", S?ímla?xw, and I am from Penticton BC, Canada. kn sqilxw. I am a Syilx (Okanagan, Interior Salish) adult language learner. My cohort and I are midway in our language transformation to become proficient speakers. Our names are Prasát, S?ímla?xw, C'?r?tups, X?wnámx?wnam, Sta?qwálqs, and our Elder, S?amtíc'a?.…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Canada Natives
Serrano, Raquel; Miralpeix, Imma – Language Teaching, 2013
This paper reviews a selection of doctoral theses on language learning and teaching completed in Spain between 2008 and 2010. A total of 16 theses have been identified as representative--in terms of the topics under investigation and the methodology employed--of the doctoral research undertaken in Spain. Current topics include the development of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Personal Autonomy, Immigrants, Adult Learning
Wilches, Astrid – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study is to investigate learners' perceptions of the benefits of tasks using voice tools to reinforce their oral skills. Additionally, this study seeks to determine what aspects of task design affected the students' perceptions. Beginner learners aged 18 to 36 with little or no experience in the use of technological tools for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Educational Benefits, Computer Mediated Communication
Farooqui, Sabrin – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
The globalisation of English and a growing demand for good English-speaking skills in the job market in particular have been placing a greater emphasis on the teaching of English speaking skills in Bangladesh. The private universities emphasise developing English skills. It seems that students of public and private universities have the same level…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Universities, Private Colleges, Adult Basic Education
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
"Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 6," is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, Speech Communication, Vocabulary Development
Derbal, Mongi; Tamine, Jean-Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1984
As a result of learning French in a situation in which only speech skills are necessary and reading and writing skills are not, Tunisians produce fixed, economical, and valid usage that is incorrect or unacceptable in relation to the norm. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, French, Grammatical Acceptability
Pawlikowska-Smith, Grazyna – 2002
This document provides indepth study and support of the "Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000" (CLB 2000). In order to make the CLB 2000 usable, the competencies and standards were considerably compressed and simplified, and much of the indepth discussion of language ability or proficiency was omitted, at publication. This document…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education
Arney, Nick; And Others – 1990
An study was conducted in an adult education center and a community school in Scotland to determine the perceived effectiveness of a range of methods for teaching English. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, observation of teaching, course documents, and informal conversations with 47 students and 2 teachers. Findings included…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Education, Course Objectives
Powell, Stuart – 1999
Written for professional people returning to study, this book provides practical guidance and strategies to increase confidence, enhance skills, and develop critical awareness and creativity. Chapter 1 helps students identify reasons for return to study and their implications; examine their interpretations of what learning is; and think about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
Vann, Roberta J. – 1987
The development of a comprehension-based graduate-level intensive course and instructional materials in English for Special Purposes is described. The 2-week course and materials were designed for visiting Latin American faculty members in agricultural education. Course goals were to improve participants' academic English proficiency, to prepare…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Agricultural Education, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Guidelines, 1992
This document consists of five years (1988-1992, 10 issues) of the Singapore-based journal "Guidelines." Issues contain articles on a variety of topics in second language teaching. Topics include classroom language teaching strategies, techniques for teaching specific language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) or knowledge…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
