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Serrano, Elena – Annals of Science, 2012
This paper analyzes the Spanish appropriation of one of the great French eighteenth-century best-sellers, the "Spectacle de la Nature" (1732-1750) by the "abbe" Antoine Noel Pluche. In eight volumes, the "abbe" discussed current issues in natural philosophy, such as Newtonianism, the origin of fossils, artisan…
Descriptors: Spanish Culture, Paleontology, Foreign Countries, French
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Capucho, Filomena; Silva, Maria da Piedade; Chenoll, Antonio – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
Communication in international meetings represents a challenge for the participants, who need to make choices about the language(s) they use to co-construct meaning and guarantee the success of their work. In this context, plurilingual interactions may offer an invaluable opportunity for power balanced relations and intercultural flexibility. In…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Meetings, Language Usage, Second Languages
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Sekercioglu, Güçlü; Kogar, Hakan – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2018
The aim of the present study was to examine the measurement invariance (MI) of the reading, mathematics, and science tests in terms of the commonly used languages. It also aimed to examine the differential item functioning (DIF) of the PISA test, the original items of which are in the languages of English and French, in terms of the language…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Item Response Theory, International Assessment, Achievement Tests
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Svike, Silga – AILA Review, 2021
This contribution researches various translation dictionaries -- mobile apps with Latvian that are available for free on the Google Play Store and sets out the experience of developing specialised translation dictionaries at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS). The results encounter three different dictionary models that are compiled…
Descriptors: Lexicography, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Lanvers, Ursula; Lambrechts, Agata A.; Crosswaite, Madeline – Language Learning Journal, 2020
Like other anglophone countries, the UK is experiencing a language 'crisis', in that fewer and fewer students opt to study a foreign language (FL) beyond the compulsory phase, and that the UK's language skills do not match its economic needs. Despite strong statements of commitments to increase FL uptake, decline in FL uptake in the UK's four…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Enrollment
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Bergroth, Mari; Llompart, Júlia; Pepiot, Nathalie; van der Worp, Karin; Dražnik, Tjaša; Sierens, Sven – European Educational Research Journal, 2022
This study sought to explore the ideological and implementational spaces for mainstreaming multilingual pedagogies (MPs) in initial teacher education (ITE) policies and curricula across the European Union. The concept of linguistically sensitive teaching (LST) was used as a lens to examine inclusive, equity-centred MPs in ITE. A multi-sited…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Case Studies
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Lee, Juhee; Song, Jayoung – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
Although a number of studies have investigated study abroad or telecollaboration separately, none to date has included both methods with the aim of differentiating their impacts on the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC). Using mixed methods, the current study compared foreign language learners' perceived ICC development…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Gough, Joanna – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2019
The technologisation and industrialisation of the translation process have had an impact on translation practice and, consequently, on the way translators carry out their translation-related research. This necessitates a response from the research communities to examine this impact and the ensuing changes in translation practice, with the way…
Descriptors: Translation, Professional Personnel, Research, Change
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Erlam, Rosemary; Pimentel-Hellier, Malcom – Language Awareness, 2017
This study investigated the occurrence of incidental focus on form in an under-researched context, i.e. the intact foreign language classroom with near-beginner adolescent learners. Two classes of near-beginner learners of L2 French and of L2 Spanish participated in the study. All interactions involving the teacher and a proportion of the students…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Spanish
Beloucif, Oihida – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This is a longitudinal case study of two groups of students (24 students in total) from the Foreign Languages Department of the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. This research deals with the acquisition of the French adverbial pronouns "en" and "y" through two different teaching approaches, the implicit-inductive teaching…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), French, Portuguese, Pretests Posttests
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Russell, Victoria; Allison, Sarah; Jacob, Ashley; Wingate, Kristina; Taft, Hilaria – Dimension, 2016
This chapter describes an effort to internationalize a foreign language education initial teacher certification program through a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) grant project that was funded by Valdosta State University. The purpose of the QEP grant was to foster discipline-specific inquiry skills among undergraduate students and to promote the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Competence, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers
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Poeste, Meike; Müller, Natascha; Arnaus Gil, Laia – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2019
Acquisitionists generally assume a relation between code-mixing in young bilingual and trilingual children and language dominance. In our cross-sectional study we investigated the possible relation between code-mixing and language dominance in 122 children raised in Spain or Germany. They were bilingual, trilingual or multilingual, the latter…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Bale, Jeff – Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This article presents a qualitative study of integrating target language (TL) materials and activities within a world language (WL) teacher preparation program at a large, Midwestern public university. Based on document and interview data, I analyze how teacher candidates engaged with curricular materials written in the respective TL, how they…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Language Proficiency, Preservice Teachers, Spanish
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Watzinger-Tharp, Johanna; Swenson, Kristin; Mayne, Zachary – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This article reports on a study that investigated achievement in math of third and fourth grade dual language immersion (DLI) students, building on research that has demonstrated the academic achievement of students who receive content instruction predominantly in the target language. Our study expands the scope and methodology of prior research…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Jagesic, Sanja; Wyatt, Jeff – College Board, 2018
The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) offers high school students the opportunity to take rigorous coursework in high school and receive college credit for AP Exam scores that meet or exceed the requirements of their attending institution. Students receiving AP credit are typically exempted from an introductory-level course or series of courses…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, College Credits, Scores
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