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Direct linkShin, Joan Kang; Kim, Woomee – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
Using Desimone's (2009) framework for studying the effects of teacher professional development (PD), this qualitative study examines the effectiveness and impact of a 10-week professional development course on 31 foreign language (FL) instructional faculty and staff in a U.S. Government language school. Data sources included 31 K-W-L reflections,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Faculty Development
Bonilla, Carrie; Hughes, Meredith M.; Tare, Medha; Vatz, Karen – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
While much second language acquisition research has focused on characteristics of in-class language study, little is known about the characteristics and effectiveness of out-of-class language study. This exploratory study addresses this gap by analyzing questionnaire data from 707 adult students enrolled in intensive (6-16 months) language study…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Second Language Learning, Independent Study, Language Tests
Zhang, Haomin; Koda, Keiko – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
This study explored the role of early oral language in reading development among adult heritage language (HL) learners to provide insights into the possible developmental pattern of HL reading development. One hundred and ninety-five English-speaking Chinese HL (CHL) students participated in this study. They completed a language background survey…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Heritage Education, Morphology (Languages), Language Role
Fukuda, Makiko – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
The present study revealed the dynamic process of speech development in a domestic immersion program by seven adult beginning learners of Japanese. The speech data were analyzed with fluency, accuracy, and complexity measurements at group, interindividual, and intraindividual levels. The results revealed the complex nature of language development…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lear, Darcy W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This qualitative case study examined the Spanish linguistic needs of working health care professionals. Data from observation field notes, interviews, document analysis, and member checks were coded, triangulated, and analyzed following the premises of grounded theory. Results indicated that participants were able to produce routinely used words…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Semantics, Language Research, Lifelong Learning
