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Foreign Language Learning Characteristics of Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing Students
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Csizér, Kata; Kontra, Edit H. – Modern Language Journal, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate deaf and severely hard-of-hearing students' foreign language learning characteristics. In order to provide a better understanding of the challenges this group of learners face, a mixed methods study was designed including a questionnaire survey to provide generalizable results for our context and an…
Descriptors: Deafness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation
EdMedia + Innovate Learning: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (Brussels, Belgium, July 1-5, 2024)
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Theo Bastiaens, Editor – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2024
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. The "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" conference took place in Brussels,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning
A Tool to Capture Learning Experiences during COVID-19: The PISA Global Crises Questionnaire Module. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 232
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Bertling, Jonas; Rojas, Nathaniel; Alegre, Jan; Faherty, Katie – OECD Publishing, 2020
The global spread of COVID-19 has led to unprecedented disruptions in schooling around the world that have animated increased interest among policymakers, educators, researchers and the general public in knowing about how education systems have responded to the pandemic and how students' learning experiences have changed. The PISA Global Crises…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Teaching Methods
From the Learning Diary to the ELP: An E-Portfolio for Autonomous Language Learning
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Bertolotti, Greta; Beseghi, Micol – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
In 2011 the Language Centre of the University of Parma introduced a self-study programme aimed at creating an autonomy-inspired language learning environment. Students are actively engaged in the management of their own learning and co-directed by advisors and teachers in the phases of planning, monitoring and assessment. Reflective diary writing…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Personal Autonomy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The ELP through Time: Background Motivation, Growing Experience, Current Beliefs
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Argondizzo, Carmen; Sasso, Maria I. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article offers an overview of research strategies currently in use at the Language Centre of the University of Calabria and aimed at observing university students' learning habits when they are asked to use the European Language Portfolio during language courses. We present evidence of how experimental groups of students belonging to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups
Oral Proficiency Teaching with WebCERF and Skype: Scenarios for Online Production and Interaction Tasks
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Jager, Sake; Meima, Estelle; Oggel, Gerdientje – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article reports our findings on using WebCEF as a CEFR familiarization and self-assessment tool for oral proficiency. Furthermore, we outline how we have implemented Skype as a tool for telecollaboration in our language programmes. The primary purpose of our study was to explore how students and teachers would perceive the potential benefits…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Familiarity, Self Evaluation (Individuals)