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Lexical Syllabus in Elementary and Secondary Education: Construction and Implementation

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Nonnative language users operate with significantly limited vocabularies compared to native speakers, particularly when the language is learnt in school contexts. This paper demonstrates how empirical research on vocabulary learning combined with experience in teaching and curricula design has informed the principled construction of a lexical ...
Batia Laufer
wiley   +1 more source

Is Cohesive Writing Coherent? A Case Study of Japanese English

, 1982
This longitudinal case study of Japanese English discourse raises questions about the nature of "English" and argues for blending as an explanation for characteristic Japanese English patterns of organization.
Easton, Barbara Jo
core   +1 more source

Exploring Distribution‐of‐Practice Effects on L2 Grammar Learning Among Older Adults

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the effects of practice distribution among older adult learners of L2 English, an understudied population in both second language acquisition and distributed practice research. Additionally, it considers the effects of proficiency and age.
Raquel Serrano, Anna Gawlikowicz
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Between the Scylla and Charybdis of Hype and Fear: Decolonizing ELT Materials Through Generative Artificial Intelligence

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite calls from critical applied linguists to decolonize ELT materials that reproduce colonial ideologies, teachers working under neoliberal constraints and attendant time pressures often have to deliver textbook content as is rather than revising it.
Steven Yeung, John Gray
wiley   +1 more source

A South African Language Teacher Educator's Reflective Journey Through Sociocultural Theory and Asset‐Based Mediation

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This reflective article chronicles a South African English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) university teacher educator's journey from professional disillusionment toward a more intentional, transformative praxis. The catalyst for this journey was the recurring observation of novice teachers abandoning dialogic, asset‐based pedagogies learned ...
Nhlanhla Mpofu
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Teacher Idealism: The Concentric Model, Narrative Identity, and Agency in English Language Teaching in Türkiye

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teacher idealism, the ethical, aspirational, and future‐oriented dimension of professional identity, remains under‐theorized in second language teacher education (SLTE) despite its central role in sustaining pedagogical agency and professional resilience.
Kemal Sinan Özmen, Esra Harmandaoğlu Baz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Student Perceptions of AI and Virtual Populations in a Project‐Based Experimental Design Course

Teaching Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the use of virtual populations and artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a course‐based project within the undergraduate statistics course “Experimental Design.” Consistent with our prior research, we found that most students supported the use of project‐based learning and reported gains in conceptual understanding, report ...
Luai Al Labadi, Anna Ly, Snezhana Kirusheva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Acquisition of Multiple wh-questions by High-proficiency Non-native Speakers of EnglishThe Acquisition of Multiple wh-questions by High-proficiency Non-native Speakers of English

, 1998
This paper investigates the knowledge of multiple wh-questions such as who ate what? by highproficiency non-native speakers of English whose first language is Japanese. Japanese grammar is known to license a wider range of such questions than English-who
Yoshinaga, Naoko, Bley-Vroman, Robert
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Teaching Thoughtful Statistical Inference: Stories for the World Beyond p < 0.05

Teaching Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Statistical hypothesis tests and p values are poorly understood by many students of statistics. Poor application and misinterpretation of statistical inference procedures are common in published research. Over‐reliance on the “p < 0.05” threshold to claim “statistical significance” often masks weaknesses in the evaluation of statistical ...
Peter Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Divine Self‐Placement, Sacred Placemaking: The Virgin of El Rocío and Territorial Custodianship in Early Modern Spain

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
This essay argues that the Rocío hallazgo legend employs divine self‐placement to turn territorial uncertainty into sacred stewardship. The Virgin's miraculous refusal to move establishes the marshlands of Las Rocinas as a communal religious site, transforming a marginal and legally ambiguous area.
Adriano Duque
wiley   +1 more source