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de Carlo, Nickolas Sebastiano – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Pure synonymy is a myth. This is true in the lexicon of a language as well as its grammar. As such, why do grammars of Dutch label the following two forms below as synonymous? Unsplit: "Daarmee heb ik een probleem." Therewith have I a problem. Split: "Daar heb ik een probleem mee." There have I a problem with. "I have a…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Form Classes (Languages), Semantics, Grammar
Torgerson, Richard, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore the conceptual strength and consistency of the term 'relational learning' in describing the principles, practices and purposes of the Classical Confucian learning paradigm as put forth by Confucius in the Analects ("Lunyu"). With a critical synthesis of Classical Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, as well…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Learning Processes
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Brown, Bryan A.; Lemmi, Catherine; Wild, Andrew J.; Zummo, Lynne; Sedlacek, Quentin – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
As teachers evaluate students' responses, the belief system they use to make sense of students' work becomes critical. This focus group interview study (n=25) of high school science teachers examined teachers' language ideology in science. Teachers were asked to evaluate the accuracy of students work by watching videos of lessons and written…
Descriptors: Ideology, Language Usage, Science Instruction, High School Teachers
Basterra, Maria del Rosario; Schlanger, Phoebe – Center for Education Equity, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, 2017
More than 50 years of research indicate that family engagement plays a critical role in supporting children's learning, encouraging grit, determination, and will to succeed. Moreover, findings show that when families are involved, children improve in a range of areas: better grades, higher scores on achievement tests, lower drop-out rates, regular…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
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Metz, Mike – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to support the integration of scientifically grounded linguistic knowledge into language teaching in English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms through building an understanding of what teachers currently know and believe about language. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 310 high school English teachers in…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Ideology, Teacher Attitudes, Bias
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Orel, Anna – Advanced Education, 2019
One of the most prevalent issues of the Victorian era was the increasing movement of women into the job market. That was the time when the traditional female roles were reinforced and reconsidered at the same time. Women who were regarded as "Angels of the house" started to seek freedom from domesticity. The article explores the lexical…
Descriptors: Females, History, Employment, Sex Role
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Haladzhun, Zoriana – Advanced Education, 2019
The article outlines lingual features of the "evaluative judgement" construct, being new for the Ukrainian journalistic practices. By means of analysing the structural elements of this construct, the author defines its linguistic features as well as comes up with lexicogrammatical and stylistic means representing the "evaluative…
Descriptors: Journalism, Ukrainian, Language Usage, Language Styles
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Polyakova, Liliya S.; Suvorova, Elena V.; Trutnev, Alexey Yu. – Arab World English Journal, 2019
This paper is aimed at highlighting the problem of the use of emotive-evaluative vocabulary in the English-language mass media political discourse, which is a relevant topic since the scope of media texts in English is widespread in the information community and the media language is the basic means for communication, phrasing, conveying and…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Vocabulary Development, Mass Media, Political Attitudes
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Viehrig, Kathrin; Siegenthaler, Daniel; Burri, Samuel; Reinfried, Sibylle; Bednarz, Sarah; Blankman, Marian; Bourke, Terri; Brooks, Clare; Hertig, Philippe; Kerski, Joseph; Kisser, Thomas; Solem, Michael; Stoltman, Joseph; Behnke, Yvonne; Lane, Rod; Lupatini, Marco; Scholten, Nina; Siegmund, Alexander; Sprenger, Sandra – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2019
Earth Science and Geography teacher preparation has developed to some degree along different lines, despite sharing many of the same issues, especially with regard to challenges in teacher education. The conference "International Perspectives on Geography and Earth Science Teacher Education 2016" wanted to bring together educators from…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Geography Instruction, Earth Science, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Martin, Adrian D. – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2019
The increasing placement of English learners (ELs) in mainstream classrooms in conjunction with scant attention given to teaching these students in preservice education and professional development suggests a need to better understand how mainstream teachers understand their professional identities as teachers of these students. The purpose of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Mainstreaming, Professional Identity, Language Usage
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Vanwynsberghe, Griet; Vanlaar, Gudrun; Van Damme, Jan; De Fraine, Bieke – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2019
The purpose of this study was to conduct a direct replication of the study of Bressoux and Bianco of 2004 regarding long-term effects of teachers in primary education on language and mathematics achievement of students. They found a short-term effect of the teacher in the same grade, but they did not find a long-term effect of the teacher of the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Influence, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement
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Block, Nicholas; Vidaurre, Lorena – Bilingual Research Journal, 2019
Students' attitudes in first-grade dual language immersion (DLI) classes were compared with those of similar students in mainstream English classes. Results for the sample of 81 Latinx students indicated that for attitudes toward activities in Spanish, including reading and speaking in public and with relatives, both ELLs and non-ELLs in DLI had…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Mainstreaming
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Adam, Taskeen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
Through evaluating dominant MOOC platforms created by Western universities, I argue that MOOCs on such platforms tend to embed Western-centric epistemologies and propagate this without questioning their global relevance. Consequently, such MOOCs can be detrimental when educating diverse and complex participants as they erode local and indigenous…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Neoliberalism, Higher Education
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Estrada, José Luis; Otto, Ana – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This study stresses the major circumstances in terms of timing of pedagogical intervention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts within the same school setting in Madrid (Spain). The rationale of the research lies in the EFL and CLIL Primary Education teachers' preferences for online and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction, Language Usage
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Simonsen, Russell – Hispania, 2019
In L2 (second language) pedagogy, texts are commonly distinguished based on whether language instruction was a consideration in their creation. Texts that are not created for L2 instruction, or "authentic texts," have been thought to represent the target language in an accurate and reliable way (Zyzik and Polio 2017). Conversely, texts…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Authentic Learning
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