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Fedoration, Sarah J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed methods descriptive case study explored the perceptions of 162 leaders and French immersion (FI) teachers related to their roles and responsibilities for the target-language proficiency (TLP) of FI teachers in an urban school division. To date, no research has explored leaders' and FI teachers' knowledge and understanding of the system…
Descriptors: French, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Immersion Programs
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Khampool, Waraporn; Chumworatayee, Tipamas – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
This study examined the effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) instruction on the reading comprehension of Thai university students majoring in Electrical Power Engineering. The participants were 15 more proficient and 15 less proficient learners studying in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. The scores from the pre-and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries
Yasemin Ozkaya – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The academic success and English proficiency of ELL students are receiving more attention as a result of the growing number of ELL students and the demand for accountability and assessment in education. It is widely accepted that ELL students struggle on state standardized tests because they lack the cognitive academic language abilities needed to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Evaluation, English Language Learners, Scientific Literacy
Jason Christopher Reyes – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the cultural factors influencing the decision-making process of Latino families regarding the acceptance or refusal of special education services. Initiated by the observed disproportionality in Latino students being enrolled in special education programs compared to Anglo-American students, this…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Hispanic Americans, Family Involvement, Decision Making
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McLeod, Melissa – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2023
Language proficiency testing has long played a role as both facilitator and barrier in global migration. This paper outlines how Canada and other traditional migrant destination countries use English-language proficiency testing for immigration, asylum and resettlement, and citizenship. It identifies commonalities between these three related areas…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Immigration, Language Proficiency
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Jantien Smit; Lucía Beatriz Chisari; Maria Kouns; Anne Bergliot Øyehaug; Elwin Savelsbergh; Maaike Hajer – European Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Worldwide, pupils with migrant backgrounds do not participate in school STEM subjects as successfully as their peers. Migrant pupils' subject-specific language proficiency lags behind, which hinders participation and learning. Primary teachers experience difficulty in teaching STEM as well as promoting required language development. This study…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Faculty Development, Inclusion, Elementary School Teachers
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Rosa Maria Manchón; Sophie McBride; María Dolores Mellado Martínez; Olena Vasylets – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study examined the independent effects of working memory (WM) and the interactive effects of WM/L2 proficiency and WM/task complexity on L2 written performance. The study followed a within--between-participant factorial design, with two levels of task complexity as the within-participant variable and L2 proficiency and WM as…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis
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Mason A. Wirtz; Simone E. Pfenninger – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study is the first to investigate subject-level variability in sociolinguistic evaluative judgements by 30 adult L2 German learners and explore whether the observed variability is characterizable as a function of individual differences in proficiency, exposure, and motivation. Because group-level estimates did not paint an accurate picture of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ghanbaran, Samira; Ketabi, Saeed; Shahnazari, Mohammadtaghi – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
The merits of the application of flow theory in foreign language teaching have been demonstrated in recent research. This experimental study was aimed at investigating the role of task type and modality in the perception of flow experience by learners as they are engaged in communication tasks. The participants were 78 non-English major university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Nonmajors
Hitoshi Mikami – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2023
Facilitating anxiety in second language (L2) learning research has not been thoroughly discussed for both methodological and conceptual reasons. This trend is also evident in the field of L2 reading, where reading anxiety has been viewed as a negative force. This study takes the initial step to explore the nature of facilitating anxiety in L2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Sümeyra Tosun – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
Machine translation (MT) is the automated process of translating text between different languages, encompassing a wide range of language pairs. This study focuses on non-professional bilingual speakers of Turkish and English, aiming to assess their ability to discern accuracy in machine translations and their preferences regarding MT. A particular…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Turkish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Xiangyi Luo; Rining Wei – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Psychological variables (e.g. L2 grit) remain a much under-investigated sub-category of individual differences compared with cognitive ones (e.g. aptitude). The present paper aims to gain a better understanding of the psychological effects of multilingualism by investigating tolerance of homosexuality (TH), which has received little scholarly…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Homosexuality, Surveys, Social Attitudes
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Zhihui Zhang; Jenifer Crawford – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Over the past few years, the world's attention has been focused on gaming systems and their application in education through gamification, incorporating game features into learning tools. Against this backdrop, this study aims to investigate the motivation of EFL learners in a Gamified Formative Assessment (GFA). Theoretical insights from…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Gamification
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Yongkang Wang; Pengfei Chen – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
The primary objective of this study is to enhance the English language proficiency of undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degree programs. This is achieved through the development of a mandatory English course based on Interest-driven creator (IDC) principles within a blended learning environment. The IDC course was implemented over a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Zijin Yao; Ruofan Li; Yuyun Hartanto – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
While previous research has demonstrated the beneficial role of pop music in foreign language learning, there is a lack of studies exploring the potential impact of Chinese folk songs on Mandarin language acquisition. This study aimed to investigate whether a curriculum based on Chinese folk songs enhances the outcomes of Mandarin Chinese learning…
Descriptors: Chinese, Folk Culture, Singing, Second Language Learning
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