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Cicely Rude – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2024
In a world in which rampant misinformation and partial truths can spread like wildfire, adult English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation classes can become fertile ground for unplanned discussions about unexpected information. When a student introduces new information, it can lead to repair-driven side sequences in which student explanations…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Education, English Learners, Conversational Language Courses
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Brown, Alan V. – Modern Language Journal, 2009
Foreign language (FL) teachers and students may have very similar or disparate notions of effective teaching, and the intersection of the two sets of beliefs has ramifications for language learning and the effectiveness of instruction. Horwitz (1990), Kern (1995), and Schulz (1996) have argued that mismatches between FL students' and teachers'…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Second Languages, Second Language Instruction