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Ennis, Michael Joseph – Online Submission, 2020
This chapter describes the process of developing an English for tourism studies course at a trilingual university across five academic years. The process involved four phases. During the 2011-2012 academic year, I gained a grounded understanding of the needs of the learners from the standpoint of a "reflective practitioner" (see Farrell,…
Descriptors: Language Skills, English for Academic Purposes, Tourism, College Students
Aydin, Belgin; Kuru Gonen, Ipek – Online Submission, 2012
This paper is concerned with the modifications implemented in a second year foreign language (FL) reading program with respect to the problems students experience while reading in FL. This research draws on the sources of FL reading anxiety identified in the first year reading program with a motivation to re-design the second year program to help…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Program Development
Kersten, Kristin, Ed.; Rohde, Andreas, Ed.; Schelletter, Christina, Ed.; Steinlen, Anja K., Ed. – Online Submission, 2010
Drawing on data from eleven preschools in four European countries (Germany, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK), this edited volume explores the progress of preschool children learning English over a period of two years. This edited volume (Volume II) gives details on best practices in bilingual preschools as well as background and training on topics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, Preschool Education, English (Second Language)
Darn, Steve – Online Submission, 2007
Much has been written about the provision of INSET and teacher development in the ELT context. However, what is desirable and what is practicable depends on the characteristics of the individual institution. This case study looks at the efforts of a small teacher development unit working in a new and rapidly expanding university, where both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Faculty Development, Case Studies
Aydin, Belgin; Yuzer, T. Volkan – Online Submission, 2006
This paper reports a synchronous project, "the virtual classroom" prepared for the Distance English Language Teacher Training (DELTT) Program. The process of developing the synchronous project and the interface with its specific components were reported with examples and supported by theoretical background from the related literature.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Language Teachers, Virtual Classrooms
Al-Jarf, Reima Saado – Online Submission, 2002
150 female graduate students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were interviewed. Since most students are not proficient in English, they are required to take an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course when admitted to the M.A. and Ph. D. programs, as locating information in specialized journals is required for their assignments,…
Descriptors: Females, Graduate Students, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries