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God'sgift Ogban Uwen; Bassey A. Ekpenyong – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2024
The paper examines the use of esprit de corps as an intragroup identity construction device that indexes contextual conceptualisations among the (para)military discourse community in Nigeria. Data were generated through participant observation and audio tape recordings of randomly selected personnel of the target agencies at designated checkpoints…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Military Personnel, Language Usage, Sense of Community
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Msimanga, Audrey; Lelliott, Anthony – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This paper discusses the nature of learner engagement with science content during small group discussions in which learners use their home languages. We observed that learners reverted to their home languages in small group discussions, yet very little is known about the dynamics of learner engagement when they use their home languages in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Native Language
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Kessler, Greg; Bikowski, Dawn – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This study reports on attention to meaning among 40 NNS pre-service EFL teachers as they collaboratively constructed a wiki in a 16-week online course. Focus is placed upon the nature of individual and group behavior when attending to meaning in a long-term wiki-based collaborative activity as well as the students' collaborative autonomous…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Group Behavior, English (Second Language)