Naturalization and ESL learning: A case study of an ESL naturalization program
Cogent Social Sciences, 2016 Why do older adult Chinese-speaking immigrants want to naturalize? How do they prepare for the naturalization test in English? This qualitative research tries to answer both questions by observing classes, interviewing older adult students, volunteer ...
Shun-Jen Hsiao
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The Impact of ESL Funding Restrictions on Student Academic Achievement [PDF]
ESL instruction is an important issue in Canada due to the large number of immigrants and has potentially impacts on both student academic progress and educational expenditures.
Cesar Furtado, Martin Dooley
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The usage of computer integrated classroom (cic) technology tools in the study of interactions of knowledge construction among esl pre-service teacher [PDF]
, 2008 This paper takes a glimpse at the possible tools for collecting data on interactions of knowledge construction among ESL pre-service teacher. The main tool identified to compile the data collection of the study is a customized of computer integrated ...
Abdul Samad, Adlina +2 more
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Clinical expectations: What facilitators expect from ESL students on clinical placement [PDF]
, 2012 Many nursing students for whom English is a second language (ESL) face challenges related to communication on clinical placement and although clinical facilitators are not usually trained language assessors, they are often in a position of needing to ...
Rogan, F, San Miguel, C
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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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Creating a multilingual assessment ecology in the classroom
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Addressing the educational needs of bi/multilingual students in K‐12 classrooms, this study explores teachers' engagement with multilingualism in assessment practice. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with language and mathematics teachers in Ontario, Canada, the study generates empirical insight into teachers' development and use of multilingual
Saskia Van Viegen, Nancy Bell, Noah Khan
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Effectiveness of Corpus in Teaching English Synonyms
Corporum, 2019 Synonymy, an intricate linguistics feature, is considered one of the challenging facets in teaching English as a second language. It is a tough task for English teachers to teach every synonym pair. Therefore, enabling English language
Amina Shahzadi +2 more
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Form-focused instruction to identify category of clauses: the case of Lebanese university students of ESL [PDF]
, 2017 Un área de gramática que desafía a los estudiantes universitarios de primer año de inglés como segundo idioma ESL en la Universidad Libanesa es las oraciones.
Sabra, Yousra
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Highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells through band alignment engineering [PDF]
, 2015 The simplification of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), by replacing the mesoporous electron selective layer (ESL) with a planar one, is advantageous for large-scale manufacturing.
Abate, A +14 more
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This study examined the effects of repeated viewing and reading fluency on incidental second language vocabulary acquisition through captioned video exposure. A total of 149 Japanese EFL learners watched a short animation with or without captions, varying in the number of repetitions (once, twice, or three times).
Satsuki Kurokawa, Takumi Uchihara
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