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Direct linkWeninger, Csilla – Classroom Discourse, 2020
This paper examines classroom discourse from English lessons that implemented a critical literacy unit focused on a contextualised social issue. Utilising the theoretical notion of frame, the analysis of classroom excerpts highlights how ideologies about English teaching and learning at times enter the discourse of the classes, not only overtly…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zhang, Dongbo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This intervention study examined the effect of English morphological instruction on the development of English as well as Malay morphological awareness and word reading abilities among Malay-English bilingual fourth graders in Singapore, where English is the medium of instruction. The intervention group experienced semester-long instruction in…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Norris, Cathleen A.; Soloway, Elliot; Tan, Chun Ming; Looi, Chee-Kit – Educational Technology, 2013
In this project report, the authors describe the five transformations that a primary school in Singapore underwent as it adopted an inquiry pedagogy and curriculum along with a 1:1 deployment of smartphones. Based on the students' end-of-year test scores, not only did the students learn the prescribed content, but also they developed key 21st…
Descriptors: School Culture, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
Jun Zhang, Lawrence; Bin Anual, Suaini – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2008
The crucial role of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension has been well recognized in first language (L1) situations and this has appeared to be true of second language (L2) settings as well. However, in relation to a sociocultural context such as Singapore, where English is designated as an L1 in the school curriculum but the majority of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Language of Instruction
Download full textRenandya, Willy A.; Rajan, B. R. Sundara; Jacobs, George M. – Online Submission, 1999
This paper reports on a study of the impact of extensive reading (ER) on the language proficiency of a group of Vietnamese government officials studying English. Two questions were of interest. First, we wanted to examine if ER could be successfully implemented with adult second language learners beyond traditional student age. Secondly, we were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vietnamese, Government Employees
Anivan, Sarinee, Ed. – 1991
Papers on aspects of second language program evaluation include the following: "The Role of Language Testing in Language Program Evaluation" (Adrian Palmer); "Defining an Appropriate Role for Language Tests in Intensive English Language Programs" (Margaret Des Brisay, Doreen Ready); "Principles and Practice in an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
