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Bridging theory and practice: how open distance learning fosters ESL teachers’ professional growth in Malaysia [PDF]

AAOU Journal
Purpose – This research aims to investigate the role played by open distance learning (ODL) in supporting the professional development of in-service teachers in the field of English as a Second Language (ESL) at a Malaysian higher education institution ...
Li Hsien Ooi, Juliana Othman
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MUTUAL INTELLIGIBILITY OF MALAY- AND SWEDISH-ACCENTED ENGLISH: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2017
In using English as an international language (EIL), one important issue is mutual intelligibility among EIL speakers from different language backgrounds.
Hyeseung Jeong Jeong, Bosse Thorén, Juliana Othman   +2 more
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Investigating teachers’ use of literacy-infused science strategies: A mixed methods study

Discover Education, 2023
The 2019 science results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that 8th-grade students, especially economically challenged and emergent bilingual students, made few gains in science and reading achievement.
Allison M. Esparza, Kenneth Fleming, Henan Zhang, Huiwen Pang, Cindy Guerrero, Rafael Lara-Alecio, Beverly J. Irby, Fuhui Tong   +7 more
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Code-switching practices in a Malaysian multilingual primary classroom from teacher’s and students’ perspectives

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
This study investigates a teacher’s and three students’ perspectives on shared instances of code-switching practices in a Malaysian multilingual primary classroom.
Malini Devi Paramesvaran, Jia Wei Lim
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Challenges faced by ESL in-service teachers enrolled in a teacher education programme via open distance learning in Malaysia [PDF]

AAOU Journal, 2023
Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges experienced by in-service English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in an open distance learning (ODL) institution of higher learning in Malaysia. Many in-service ESL teachers who do not
Li Hsien Ooi, Juliana Othman
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Translanguaging Practices of a Multiethnic and Multilingual Deaf Family in a Raciolinguistic World and Beyond

Languages, 2022
In this autoethnography, I recount the translanguaging practices of my multiethnic and multigenerational signing deaf family in Manila, Philippines.
Anna Lim
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SELF-ASSESSMENT METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES IN A SPONTANEOUS ESL SPEECH PRODUCTION CONTEXT

Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction
Purpose – Self-assessment is regarded as a complex metacognitive process by scholars. Nevertheless, in the context of English as a Second Language (ESL) speaking, self-assessment practices often rely on assessment criteria and teacher commentaries ...
Komalah Tharmalingam, Adelina Asmawi, Jia Wei Lim   +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Approaches in College English Classrooms: Analyzing Pedagogical Behaviors Via Classroom Observation

Behavioral Sciences, 2020
In this study, we described and compared an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher’s pedagogical behaviors in traditional and problem-based learning (PBL) classroom settings in a Chinese university.
Shifang Tang, Manli Long, Fuhui Tong, Zhuoying Wang, Henan Zhang, Kara L. Sutton-Jones   +5 more
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The Cancer’s Margins Project: Access to Knowledge and Its Mobilization by LGBQ/T Cancer Patients

Media and Communication, 2019
Sexual and/or gender minority populations (LGBQ/T) have particular cancer risks, lower involvement in cancer screening, and experience barriers in communication with healthcare providers.
Evan T. Taylor, Mary K. Bryson, Lorna Boschman, Tae Hart, Jacqueline Gahagan, Genevieve Rail, Janice Ristock   +6 more
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A Multilevel Study of the Impact of District-Level Characteristics on Texas Student Growth Trajectories on a High-Stakes Math Exam

Mathematics, 2020
Mathematics is a core content area in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and is vital to student learning in the other STEM subjects.
Shifang Tang, Zhuoying Wang, Kara L. Sutton-Jones   +2 more
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