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Arailym Sarbalina; Zharkynbike Suleimenova; Kunipa Ashinova; Zhaidarkul Belassarova; Balkiya Kassym; Aiman Koblanova – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2024
This study aims to analyze the factors influencing the typology of Turkic words to examine the specifics of the way students learn Turkic languages in higher education institutions. A hypotheticdeductive, survey, and comparative method was used for the study. Results showed that the learners have trouble constructing oral discourse and do not…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Turkic Languages
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Pearson, William S. – Language Testing, 2023
Many candidates undertaking high-stakes English language proficiency tests for academic enrolment do not achieve the results they need for reasons including linguistic unreadiness, test unpreparedness, illness, an unfavourable configuration of tasks, or administrative and marking errors. Owing to the importance of meeting goals or out of a belief…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Kim Murray; José Reis-Jorge; Julie-Anne Regan – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Research in language learning indicates that process drama (PD), an educational approach where students and teachers work in and out of role to explore themes and issues, can be well suited to the Japanese higher education (HE) context. Despite the benefits highlighted in the literature, PD remains a niche approach to language teaching and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Sabina Sestigiani; Ekaterina Pechenkina – College Teaching, 2024
This qualitative study explores challenges and benefits of introducing theater techniques into Higher Education (HE) undergraduate intermediate Italian language classrooms. Drawing on student surveys and reflective essays, the study offers original insights into how collaborative, performance-based activities can result in greater student…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts
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Andri Suherman – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2024
It has been argued by scholars that ESP (English for Specific Purposes) has several absolute features which distinguish it from EGP (English for General Purposes). It is not surprising that many EGP teachers face difficulties when teaching ESP classes. This mixed-method study randomly recruited EGP teachers (N=50) to complete an online survey…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Marta Aguilar-Pérez, Editor; Balbina Moncada-Comas, Editor; Dietmar Tatzl, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book explores the interplay between English for specific purposes (ESP) and English-medium instruction (EMI), the complementary ways in which EMI and ESP are implemented in different contexts, as well as teaching and assessing challenges. Furthermore, it considers teaching practices used by ESP professionals and the kind of support given to…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Bowen, Neil Evan Jon Anthony; Insuwan, Chatuporn; Satienchayakorn, Natakorn; Teedaaksornsakul, Mareeyadar – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Against a backdrop of increasing internationalization in higher education, students and teachers frequently move between learning-to-write and writing-to-learn. For example, in English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) classrooms, learning-to-write would be a priority, whereas in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) classrooms,…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Content and Language Integrated Learning
Anas N. Almassri; Zhana Welch; Nelson Brunsting – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2023
Although Black students made up 15.7% of all enrollments in higher education in the fall of 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2022), they constituted only 4.1% of all Americans studying abroad in the 2020-2021 academic year (International Institute of Education, 2022). Recent research has begun to turn toward a more qualitative investigation of the study…
Descriptors: African American Students, Study Abroad, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
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Ruoyi Qiu; Martina Schiavo; Joellen E. Coryell – Journal of International Students, 2024
This cross-border narrative analyzes the intercultural perspectives of two doctoral students, one Chinese and the other Italian, who are international doctoral students conducting research in the United States. The first author is doing a doctorate in education in international adult and higher education, while the second author is undertaking a…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Doctoral Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
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Tratnik, Alenka; Urh, Marko; Jereb, Eva – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
Over the last decade, online learning has grown to become an important part of higher education. However, despite the considerable volume of research in this area, many educators are still concerned about how online learning can be used in an effective way. This paper presents the results of research which set out to evaluate the efficacy of an…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Electronic Learning, Synchronous Communication, Business English
Universities UK, 2021
The UK government has been called on to reform the Visitor immigration route by increasing the length of time short-term exchange students are permitted to stay in the UK from six months to one academic year. The contribution of international students to the UK is celebrated and discussed within the higher education sector. However, not as much…
Descriptors: Immigration, Foreign Students, Exchange Programs, Higher Education
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Juan Carlos Olmos Alcoy; Agnieszka Atthasit – THAITESOL Journal, 2024
This research explored students' perception vis-à-vis of the (dis)advantages of face-to-face and online learning of foreign languages in a tertiary education institution in Thailand. The research took a mixed methods approach utilizing a pre-set questionnaire and a multiple-choice question. Data were collected from 433 students using an online…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Online Courses
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Serrano, Raquel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to provide a general overview of recent research on time distribution and second language (L2) learning with special implications for classroom settings. Several studies have been performed to examine how to best distribute the hours of L2 practice to maximize learning by comparing conditions that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Linguistic Input
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Jiang, Xiangying; Rollinson, Joseph; Plonsky, Luke; Gustafson, Erin; Pajak, Bozena – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
Duolingo is a commercial language-teaching platform that offers free courses on the web and on mobile apps. This study reports the ACTFL listening and reading proficiency levels of adult Duolingo learners who had completed beginning-level courses in Spanish or French. The participants (n = 225) were learners residing in the United States, had…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Li, Ian W.; Jackson, Denise; Carroll, David R. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023
Higher education participation has increased worldwide given policies devoted to widening participation for under-represented groups, including the use of alternative entry pathways to university. It is, however, unknown if students admitted via alternative pathways perform well academically. This study uses data for 81,874 students from 16…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Socioeconomic Status, Higher Education
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