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Yang, Shizhou – TESOL Journal, 2022
Little is known about literacy autobiography (LA) in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Using the triad of translingualism, transnationalism, and investment as a lens to examine the classroom writing ecology (which is composed of the participants, process, artifacts, and structure), the present ethnographic case study explores a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Autobiographies, Ecology, Second Language Learning
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Gao, Yuan; Cui, Yaqiong – TESOL Journal, 2023
Textbook development plays an important role in teacher development and educational reforms. Although research has examined how textbook creation may afford teacher identity (re)formation, attention has rarely been given to how this process informs leadership identity construction, especially in times of educational change when leaders often serve…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Textbook Preparation
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Xiaojing Wang; Fan Fang – TESOL Journal, 2025
Research on identity in teacher education and professionalism has been a significant issue for language teacher educators in terms of their trajectories and career development. Examining identity from contextual perspectives can assist teachers in establishing a professional self in order to facilitate them to better understand and negotiate their…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Language Teachers, Faculty Development, Career Development
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Xu, Heng; Durgunoglu, Aydin Y. – TESOL Journal, 2020
Most research on the predictors of successful reading comprehension in a second language (L2) has been focused on cognitive factors. Very few studies exist on how motivational factors impact L2 reading comprehension. In this study, 179 Chinese college students read passages in English (their L2) and answered either literal, relatively superficial…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wang, Yang; Zheng, Yuebo – TESOL Journal, 2019
In this study, college English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in mainland China for the first time explored their reading process through collaborative retrospective miscue analysis (CRMA). In pairs, they interviewed each other about reading interests, beliefs, and strategies; read aloud and retold texts to each other; marked each other's…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Yu, Xia – TESOL Journal, 2014
Textual memorisation is a widely used yet underexplored language practice in foreign language teaching and learning in China. The research addresses the need for a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the practices and beliefs of Chinese learners regarding the use of textual memorisation in foreign language learning. This article reports on…
Descriptors: Memorization, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction