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Direct linkZhang, Jianhua – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
This study aims to examine the effect of strategic planning training on cohesion in English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' writing. We recruited 62 Chinese learners of English and divided them evenly into experimental and control groups. We trained the experimental group in 4 sessions to master strategic planning. Then we selected 4…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Download full textUnver, Meral M. – Online Submission, 2017
In real life, people are exposed to various listening situations ranging from songs to chatting in social occasions (Ur, 1984). The variety of topics and nature of real-life listening situations put strain on learners of English; therefore, textbooks for language teaching are aimed to reflect these real life situations. However, listening, as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Listening Skills
Wu, Chia-Pei; Lin, Huey-Ju – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study utilized the Oxford Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and an English writing anxiety scale to examine the relationship between learning strategies and English writing anxiety in 102 university-level English language learners (ELLs) with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in a university in Taiwan. Kruskal Wallis Test…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Anxiety, English Language Learners, Limited English Speaking
Jhagroo, Jyoti R. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Ten non-English speaking immigrant students shared their lived experiences in their secondary school mathematics classrooms in New Zealand. Through the voices of these students some understandings of the challenges they experienced as second language learners are brought to the fore. The students' perspectives of the language-related challenges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students
Ingerson, Tara – Online Submission, 2011
Our world is globalizing at a rapid rate right before our eyes. The world as we know it is becoming much more diverse and colorful. The population of school-aged English language learner (ELL) students in the USA has steadily and markedly increased over the past decade with projections indicating that this trend will continue. If the trend…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
Huebeler, Amy; Baenen, Nancy – Wake County Public School System, 2015
We examined the progress of kindergarteners who entered the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) in 2008-09 and in 2010-11 who were identified as limited in English proficiency (LEP). For the 2008-09 cohort, English proficiency increased steadily over time. Few were able to exit LEP status in their first three years in WCPSS (10.5%); this…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Baenen, Nancy – Wake County Public School System, 2013
Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) entering U.S. schools in grade 9 face a tight timeline to simultaneously learn English and graduate from high school in four or five years. This study focuses on student outcomes and progress indicators for the cohort of ninth graders new to WCPSS in 2008-09 who had limited English proficiency. Based…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, High School Students, Grade 9, Second Language Learning
Wang, Xin; Bachler, Susie – Nebraska Department of Education, 2011
In Nebraska, pursuant to Nebraska statutes 79-1014, districts must submit a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan by mid October of each year as specified by statute. The LEP plan is meant to specifically address the needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and will be used in calculation of state funding for the following fiscal school…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Identification, Reference Services, Technical Assistance
Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia; Gonzalez-Canche, Manuel; Moll, Luis C. – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2010
In this study a representative sample of 880 elementary and secondary teachers currently teaching in 33 schools across the state of Arizona were asked about their perceptions of how their ELL students were faring under current instructional policies for ELL students. Teachers were surveyed during the Spring of 2010. Overall findings show that most…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Labeling (of Persons), Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Martinez, Jose Felipe; Bailey, Alison L.; Kerr, Deirdre; Huang, Becky H.; Beauregard, Stacey – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2010
The present study piloted a survey-based measure of Opportunity to Learn (OTL) and Academic Language Exposure (ALE) in fourth grade science classrooms that sought to distinguish teacher practices with ELL (English language learner) and non-ELL students. In the survey, participant teachers reported on their instructional practices and the context…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Elementary School Science, Observation, Second Language Learning
Rivera, Mabel O.; Francis, David J.; Fernandez, Magdalena; Moughamian, Ani C.; Jergensen, Julia; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Center on Instruction, 2010
From classroom teachers to researchers, education professionals have raised questions about how best to assist students who face the significant dual challenge of acquiring the content knowledge necessary for academic success and simultaneously developing their English language competency. This document addresses these questions by looking at key…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Literacy
Hollenbeck, James; Hristova-Hollenbeck, Darina Z. – Online Submission, 2008
Most information on the teaching of ESL/LEP [English as a Second Language/Limited English Language] students is directed towards elementary students and academic areas other than science. Secondary science teachers need research and information on teaching ESL/LEP students. Secondary science educators in the Louisville Metropolitan area were…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Science Teachers, Native Speakers, Limited English Speaking
Hakuta, Kenji – 1984
This 2-volume document reports on a longitudinal study of the relationship between bilingualism and cognitive ability. Previous research has suggested that bilingualism might have positive effects on cognitive ability. This study focuses on effects for "non-balanced bilinguals," those who do not have equal levels of proficiency in both languages.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement
McConnell, Kathleen; Campos, David; Ryser, Gail R. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2006
The instructional ideas presented in this kit are specially designed for teaching 4th-12th grade students served in English Language Learners (ELL), limited English proficient (LEP), and English as a second language (ESL) programs. The kit includes a quick, easy to use criterion-referenced rating scale, an ideas matrix, and 37 research-based…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Rating Scales
Rivera, Charlene; Stansfield, Charles W. – Educational Assessment, 2004
The use of accommodations has been widely proposed as a means of including English language learners (ELLs) or limited English proficient (LEP) students in state and districtwide assessments. However, very little experimental research has been done on specific accommodations to determine whether these pose a threat to score comparability. This…
Descriptors: Scores, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Test Items
