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Wadho, Saeed; Memon, Shumaila; Memon, Rafique Ahmed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Motivation is, without question, the most complex and challenging issue faced by English language teachers today (Schiedekr & Freeman, 1999). It is a key contributing factor for L2 learning (Cheng & Dornyei, 2007; Gardner, 1985b). It is an established fact that no motivation means no learning. Motivation comes from different sources.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Bachelor, Jeremy W.; Bachelor, Robin Barnard – NECTFL Review, 2016
This study examines the formative aspects of teaching in the World Language community college classroom: formative feedback, reflection, and assessment, and then recommends a new educational technique that applies the aforementioned formative elements into the classroom. To this end, in the fall semester of 2015, three sections of Spanish I at the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Activities
Bachelor, Jeremy W.; Bachelor, Robin Barnard – Online Submission, 2016
This study examines the formative aspects of teaching in the World Language community college classroom: formative feedback, reflection, and assessment, and then recommends a new educational technique that applies the aforementioned formative elements into the classroom. To this end, in the fall semester of 2015, three sections of Spanish I at the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation
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Dalton, Gene; Devitt, Ann – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2016
In the 2011 census almost one in three Irish teenagers claimed to be unable to speak Irish (Central Statistics Office, Ireland, 2012), despite the language being taught daily in school. The challenges facing the Irish language in schools are complex and multifaceted. The research reported here attempts to address some of these challenges by…
Descriptors: Irish, Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Language Usage