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Panagiotis Panagiotidis – European Journal of Education (EJED), 2021
The use of Extended Reality technologies in education, and especially in language learning, has attracted the interest of language experts for the last 15 years. However, the recent technological progress as well as the simultaneous dramatic reduction of the cost of the necessary hardware has led to an impressive growth of the XR market, creating,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Computer Software
Nicole Bitvarda – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation explores the potential differences in Armenian parental attitudes of those whose children were enrolled in a Dual Language Immersion Program (DLIP) and those whose children who were not enrolled in a DLIP towards four constructs of school perceptions: cultural appreciation (CA), academic progress (AP), importance of learning a…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs, Cultural Awareness
Block, Nicholas C. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
Measures of 31 Latinx students' attitudes in a Grade 5 Spanish dual language bilingual education (DLBE) program were compared with those of the same students four years prior. Twenty-one mainstream English students comprised a comparison group for the same time period. Some statistically significant changes occurred for students in DLBE related to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners
Shiri, Sonia – L2 Journal, 2023
Some of the simplest affordances of study abroad became unavailable when students stayed stateside because of the pandemic-induced disruptions to international travel. These ranged from touring city and historical/cultural landmarks, having spontaneous and chance interactions with locals, participating in the performance of traditions and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, COVID-19
Kong, Kaishan, Ed.; Spenader, Allison J., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2023
This book explores the framework of Intercultural Citizenship within a variety of US teaching and learning contexts. The chapters, which comprise both conceptual pieces and empirical research studies, represent a wide variety of languages at levels ranging from beginner to advanced, from early elementary through higher education contexts. They…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness
Schwieter, John W.; Jackson, Jane; Ferreira, Aline – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The present study examines the language- and culture-learning perceptions of domestic and international students from a Canadian university who participated in an intensive four-week-long Spanish language and cultural immersion program in Spain. The study draws on quantitative and qualitative data to explore the ways in which the participants'…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes
Davidson, Dan E.; Garas, Nadra – L2 Journal, 2023
To what extent can the transformative power and language learning affordances provided by the study abroad experience be virtualized? The large-scale shift away from on-site study abroad to online learning in 2020-2021, caused by the COVID pandemic, has made it possible to compare data for in-person immersion learning versus digitally mediated…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Transformative Learning, Affordances, Electronic Learning
Yu, Baohua; Ding, Feng; Yuan, Rui Eric – Educational Studies, 2022
The present study seeks to explore the long-term impact of an overseas immersion programme on pre-service teachers' professional learning in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews with 11 pre-service teachers about their immersion experiences and post-immersion learning revealed their professional gains and challenges brought by their exposure to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Learning Processes, Student Attitudes
Jones, Mary Elaine; Bond, Mary Lou – International Research and Review, 2019
This study describes how length of stay in a foreign country influenced personal adjustment, language acquisition, and culture learning among a convenience sample of 150 United States student volunteers participating in a short-term cross-cultural living/learning situation in Mexico. Short-term was defined as two, four; six, eight, or ten weeks.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Study Abroad
Glynn, Cassandra, Ed.; Spenader, Allison, Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2023
The 2023 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 9-11. This year's theme, Empathy, Equity, and Empowerment is reflective of the vital work educators do in classrooms every day across the country. The Wikipedia definition of empathy is "the capacity to understand or feel what another…
Descriptors: Empathy, Equal Education, Empowerment, Cultural Awareness
Hill, Sean R. – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
One Mandarin immersion programming model involves a pair of partner teachers switching cohorts of students. Many programs meet their staffing needs with international teachers that remain with the school district for 1-3 years. Due to transient staffing, many partner teachers find themselves as mentors to their immersion teachers and maintain the…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Immersion Programs, Foreign Nationals, Teacher Characteristics
Mossman, Beth – CATESOL Journal, 2021
This article examines the Spanish proverb, "quien habla dos idiomas vale por dos," which literally translates to mean he who speaks two languages is worth two people and applies its meaning to immigrant children who are language brokers for their families. Historically, the United States has not promoted multilingualism and even frowned…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Skills, Bilingual Students, Immigrants
Vega, Desireé; Plotts, Cynthia – School Psychology International, 2020
This exploratory study investigated the experiences of seven bilingual school psychology graduate students' participation in a two-week cultural immersion experience at the Texas-Mexico border. Findings revealed five significant themes related to their experience: (1) pushed out of comfort zone, (2) bonding with peers, (3) language, culture, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Bilingualism, Peer Relationship, Graduate Students
Biagi, Fiora; Bracci, Lavinia – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2022
Since its inception in 2004, Siena Italian Studies (SIS) has worked to offer students a challenging and engaging intercultural experience thanks to the implementation of the service-learning pedagogy and the practice of reflection combined with language acquisition. Over the years, SIS courses have been aligned with European policies and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Mnouer, Mounia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation examined narratives of seven current and former students of a Southwestern university in the United States who participated in short-term study abroad language and culture immersion programs (3 to 4 weeks) in three different locations outside of the United States. The research explored how the short-term study abroad participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning