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Download full textWang, Chih-hsuan; Harrison, Jamie; Cardullo, Victoria; Lin, Xi – Journal of International Students, 2018
One of the major challenges for international students to pursue academic goals in the United States is English language proficiency, which often negatively affects academic success. Even students with confidence in their English language proficiency encounter challenges using English in class. Previous research indicates self-efficacy positively…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Self Efficacy
Direct linkZabihi, Reza – Written Communication, 2018
This study investigates the direct and/or indirect effects of some cognitive (working memory capacity) and affective (writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy) variables on the complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) of second language (L2) learners' writings. To achieve this goal, 232 upper-intermediate English learners performed an automated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Achievement, Writing Tests, Cognitive Ability
Ren, Yonggang – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study aims to examine social competence of Chinese immigrant children and its associations with age, length of attendance in childcare, gender, generational status and proficiencies in English and Mandarin Chinese. One hundred Mandarin-speaking children aged three to five years from 15 childcare centres in Sydney were assessed by normed…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Immigrants, Mandarin Chinese, Child Care
Mbah, E. E.; Mbah, B. M.; Iloene, M. I.; Iloene, G. – The EUROCALL Review, 2014
This paper studies students' experiences and expectations on the use of podcasts in learning English pronunciation in Igboland. The study is based on a survey where two universities were studied. A proportional sampling technique with the aid of a structured questionnaire was used to elicit information. The data gathered were analysed using mean,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Experience, Pronunciation Instruction, Pronunciation
Sadeghi, Karim; Farzizadeh, Bahareh – English Language Teaching, 2012
The relationship between multiple intelligences and learning of L2 language skills is a burgeoning area of research. This study aimed at finding the relationship between Multiple Intelligences (MI) and the writing ability of EFL learners. For this purpose, the body of female BA sophomores in TEFL at Urmia University (N = 47), within the age range…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Writing Skills, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Diamond, Karen E.; Baroody, Alison E. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Associations among children's writing and alphabetic skills were examined in a sample of 502 prekindergarten children who were at risk of academic failure because they came from poor families, spoke a language other than English at home, or had an identified disability. In this sample of children at risk of school failure, 16% had an identified…
Descriptors: Correlation, At Risk Students, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat; Wichadee, Saovapa – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
With research showing the benefits of self-directed learning, more activities are needed to provide learners opportunities for self-directed practice (Khomson, 1997; Lee, 1998; Phongnapharuk, 2007). A 12-week experimental study was performed with 80 EFL learners; one group contained 40 Communication Arts students and the other one consisted of 40…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Independent Study, Active Learning, Control Groups
