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System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

Phonetic variability and grammatical knowledge: an articulatory study of Korean place assimilation. [PDF]

, 2008
The study reported here uses articulatory data to investigate Korean place assimilation of coronal stops followed by labial or velar stops, both within words and across words.
Ahn, Alexei Kochetov, Anttila, Blevins, Boersma, Browman, Byrd, Byrd, Chitoran, Chitoran, Chomsky, Ellis, Gafos, Hume, Kim, Kim-Renaud, Kochetov, Marianne Pouplier, Nolan, Nolan, Recasens, Rice, Scobbie, Scobbie, Solé, Son, Sproat, Tiede, Zsiga, Zsiga   +29 more
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Using Blended Learning for Developing Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom First Year EFL Students' Reading Comprehension and Grammatical Competence

Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology, 2019
T he purpose of the study was to investigate the use of blended learning for developing Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom first year EFL students' reading comprehension and grammatical competence.
M. M. Shehata
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

GRAMMAR CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE

JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies), 2015
This study was to investigate the implementation of grammar consciousness-raising activities for the students’ grammatical competence. The participants were 70 students of vocational high school which were divided into 35 students in experimental ...
Joni Iskandar, Dwi Fita Heriyawati
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A Description of Grammatical Competence in the Written English of First Year University Students in Kenya

Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Communication Studies
This study delineates grammatical competence in the English of first-year university students in Kenya. This is a descriptive research that involves 405 students who were admitted by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)
Anne Wachera Somba, Felicia Arudo Yieke, James Ogola Onyango   +2 more
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Towards a deeper understanding of the CEFR principles in grammar competence testing [PDF]

Nastava i Vaspitanje, 2020
This paper focuses on various perspectives and challenges language teachers face while assessing language learners' proficiency level and relying on standardized placement tests in compliance with the CEFR.
Prodanović Marijana, Gavranović Valentina, Pantelić Nina   +2 more
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Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

Presenting complex ideas using simple syntax in fiction for low-literate immigrant adults [PDF]

, 2012
Manuscript based on this conference presentation Vainikka, A. and M. Young-Scholten. 2012. Presenting complex ideas using simple syntax in fiction for low-literate immigrant adults. Presentation a the Second Language Research Forum, Pittsburgh. October.
Vainikka, Anne Marjatta
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Frequent Arabic Grammatical Errors Among Undergraduate Students [PDF]

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2021
This study investigated types and frequencies of grammatical errors and strategies used to minimize them among 81 second- and third-year undergraduate students studying Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) as a foreign language.
Hezi Brosh
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