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Almusharraf, Norah; Bailey, Daniel R. – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Mapping multivariate influence of learner characteristics on behavior highlights models in learning. To this end, we explored the relationships between strategies and learning characteristics and used regression analysis to understand how learner characteristics predict learning strategy choices. A cross-sectional research design with 175 students…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Self Efficacy, Learning Strategies, Case Studies
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Dewey, Martin – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2021
This viewpoint article provides a critical reflection on the gatekeeping and academic language practices of Anglophone universities, evaluating these in light of the promotional claims universities make about internationalization and global reach. I then consider the arguments put forward in each of the main articles in this special issue from…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jenkins, Jennifer; Wingate, Ursula – Higher Education Review, 2015
This article presents a small qualitative study which aimed to gain an understanding of how lecturers and international students perceive the English language policies and practices at their institutions. The findings show that most participants perceive current policies and practices as unfair. However, there were discrepancies in lecturers' and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Qualitative Research
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Yen, Yen-Chen; Hou, Huei-Tse; Chang, Kuo En – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction faces many challenges in Asia because of many cultural and environmental factors, such as the lack of interactive speaking environments, emphasis placed on test scores, and foreign language anxiety. The purpose of this research is to conduct an EFL instructional course by integrating Facebook…
Descriptors: Role Playing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Content Analysis