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Re-using features of English as a foreign language (EFL) materials for special needs students of the same age group [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper identifies a lack of age-appropriate literacy software for dyslexic teenagers in Irish classrooms and investigates the features of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) software that could be helpful to dyslexic students.
Greene, Cara N.
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Out‐of‐Class Exposure Through Audiovisual Materials, Enjoyment, and Language Proficiency: A Mixed‐Methods Longitudinal Study of Junior Secondary FL Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study set out to contribute to the burgeoning research area of out‐of‐class L2/FL learning by examining, specifically, English learners’ extramural engagement with watching movies/videos and/or listening to songs (i.e., exposure to audiovisuals).
Art Tsang, Susanna Siu‐sze Yeung
wiley   +1 more source

Extensive reading in a second language : literature review and pedagogical implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textThis Report explores the importance of including extensive reading (ER) program in English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) context.
Hong, Sunju
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“I Had Dual Feelings”: (Re)Storying With a Rural South Korean English Teacher

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes (or re‐stories) intrapersonal ideological tensions of a rural South Korean English teacher, Yeonghyeon1, as she negotiates competing discourses across local, national, and global scales within the context of a semi‐structured interview.
Ian Schneider
wiley   +1 more source

The Accented EFL Teacher: Classroom Implications

open access: yesProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2012
This article reports the findings of a research study on how significant having a foreign accent is for non-native English as a foreign language teachers and learners at university level. It points out the perceptions that teachers and students have about the most relevant issues in the teaching and learning processes. Data were collected by means of a
Arboleda Arboleda, Argemiro   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Authentic writing in the (foreign language) classroom – contradictory or doable? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Writing practice does not have to be useless and boring. It can even serve wider educational goals, sensitizing students to social and political problems.
Chojnacka, Katarzyna, Salski, Łukasz
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Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT THE UNIVERSITY COURSES ON THE WAY TO LIFELONG LEARNING [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Modern theories and practical issues of developing learner autonomy as a prerequisite for life long learning are in the focus of this article. Special attention is drawn to developing learning strategies and reflection, in particular.
Zuyenok, Iryna
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Learner‐Focused Strategy Instruction From the Teachers’ and the Learners’ Perspective

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous large‐scale quantitative studies have been conducted to yield a macro‐level picture of the effectiveness of strategy instruction. However, little is understood about learners' actual processing of strategy instruction and interaction with the teachers delivering it.
Isobel Kai‐Hui Wang, Andrew D. Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

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