Month: April 2015
The Derivation Words Recognition: Understanding the Suffixational Patterns of English Vocabulary
Words are one of the important elements that language learners must master as having insufficient words will be a barrier …
Improving Children’s Cognitive Modifiability by Dynamic Assessment in 3d Immersive Virtual Reality Environments
Increasing evidence reveals the efficacy of dynamic assessment procedure (DA) in providing rich and reliable feedback regarding children's cognitive modifiability. …
The Colour and the Shape of Translation in the Foreign Language Classroom: The Dis/Integration of an Interdisciplinary Field?
The development of translation in the foreign language classroom in recent decades originates from the wide revision it has undergone …
Effects of a Professional Development Programme on New Zealand Language Teacher Beliefs and Teaching Practice
The study is set in the context of New Zealand where teaching and learning other languages is not compulsory, and …
Enhance Teachers’ Composition Teaching Literacy and Autonomy through Online Interactive Writing Course – “Learning by Doing”: An Effective Way of Teacher Training
Composition writing is an important yet difficult component of Chinese language teaching. In the MOE 2011 Syllabus, composition writing is …
Examining a Teacher Education Course in English for the Medium of Instruction Using 5Is
Policies requiring English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) are sprouting at many universities in Asia and Europe. In many …
Positive Outcomes of Contrastive Instruction on L2 Phonology
This research essay attempts to examine the effect of explicit pronunciation teaching by reporting the findings of a quasi-experiment which …
A Comparison of the Pedagogical Applicability of Two Approaches to Teaching English Word Stress Patterns
The present study has compared the pedagogical applicability of Dickerson’s (1989) four word stress rules with Yamini’s (1997) three word …
A Journey in Moodle: Lessons Learned in Insitutionalizing an Open-Source Constructionist Blended Learning Tool
Utilizing technologies to enhance traditional forms of learning is an important task for institutions, particularly in a maturing education system. …
Sculpture Walks: Mobile Technology and the Aesthetic Experience
This paper looks at how the use of mobile technology can affect the aesthetic experiences of sculptures for students. In …
Integrated Teaching Strategy in the Reading Classroom
Integration in language instruction still remains an elusive, if not an impossible, goal. In describing integrated literacy instruction, Shanahan (1997) …
A Study of Problem of Learning Photography for Communication Module to Develop the Patterns of Teaching Through a Virtual Classroom
One of the purposes of the research on the “The Development of problem based learning model via virtual classroom” was …
A Corpus-Based Analysis and Appraisal of News Reports on Protesters from Political Conflicts in Thailand by Foreign News Agencies
Appraisal has been employed in previous foreign studies. They have focused on corpus-based analysis and comparison of news reports. However, …
The Role of Vocabulary in Reading Comprehension
It is generally agreed that many factors contribute to one's reading comprehension and there is consensus that vocabulary size one …
A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Visual Cues on Sentence Stress Production of EFL Elementary Students
Teaching English phonics is a common practice in pronunciation instruction in Taiwan’s elementary English language classes. However, elementary students in …
A Move Analysis of the “About Us” Page on University Engineering Websites
This study investigated the rhetorical structure of the “About Us” page on North American universities’ engineering website based on move …
Digital Literacy Skill of Students in Public Higher Education Institutes
This research is the quality research with the objective of studying the digital literacy skill of students in public higher …
Studying How to Study Kanji: A Practical Approach
One of the biggest challenges for Japanese language students is to effectively learn kanji (Chinese characters used in modern Japanese …
Development of English Reading Comprehension Ability, Problem Solving Skills and Ethics by Integrating Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy for Undergraduates
Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Thailand has been the leading institute for teaching for more than 123 years. Moving the university into …
Shared Adventures: How International Students from Four Continents Learn English Together
This presentation will introduce the feature of the Intensive English Bridge Program (IEBP), the teaching methods and learning strategies the …
Using Drama-Based Projects in EFL Classroom: A Whole-Language Approach to Learning Language
This paper examines the effectiveness of leaning English through drama-based group projects in an EFL class. A whole language approach …
Investigating Students’ Learning Styles in Studying Chinese, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya
The purposes of the study were to study Chinese learning styles of students and to compare the student's Chinese learning …
Campus Based Students’ Perspectives on Strategic Management Simulation: A Study in Context
Business simulations are widely used in management education. However, there is no consensus on optimising their application. We explore business …
An Immersive, Interactive and Augmented Classroom: A Proof-of-Concept
The use of mobile technology has individualized education and even when there is a sense of a connected learning community, …
Learning by Digital Games Design in Children’s Teaching and Learning Process: Issues and Challenges
The development and rapidity on the usage of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the community showed that the …
Designing Digitally Enhanced Print for International Conferences and Tourism
This year at TEDxKyoto, a new interactive team was assembled and geared to get participants more engaged with speakers, vendors, …
Meta-Level Intervention in Case-Based Teaching Method Implemented in Esp Course
This paper discusses the fundamental principles involved in case-based teaching method applied in an ESP course; the implementation of meta-level …
Reinterpreting School Vandalism: A Textual Analysis
This study unravel the meaning conveyed from vandalism through textual analysis. It determined the profile of the respondents, the reasons …
The Paperless Classroom
This presentation will discuss the implementation of the paperless classroom in the context of an IELTS class at a university …
Effectiveness in Using the Learning Package on “How to Make Questions in English” for Improving Speaking Skills of Degree Students
The objectives of this study were (1) to study the effectiveness in using the learning package on how to make …
An Interactive Example for Game-Based Programming Environment
Many researchers suggest that programming is beneficial to career and the development of problem solving skills. However, traditional teaching methods …
Class Book: A Case Study of a University English Class Sharing Their Experiences to Enhance Learning with Peers
Dewey (1938) argued that educational activities should begin from the immediate personal and social experience of the learners. He also …
EFL Learners Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward the Use of Reader Theater for Improving Oral Skills in an Esp Course
In today's global world, English speaking skills are important for international contexts. For EFL learners, good oral English skills require …
The Study of the First Year Students’ Multiple Intelligences in Learning English, Faculty of Liberal Arts, RMUTSV
The purposes of the study were to examine the first year student's multiple intelligences preference in studying English, explore the …
Vietnamese Learners’ EFL Acquisition: From Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills to Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
This study aims to investigate how English as a foreign language is acquired to help Vietnamese teachers and learners of …
Exploring Approaches to Help Students with Reading Disabilities Enhance Their Reading Comprehension through the Use of the Tablet
Reading is the foundation of learning in formal education. In the mobilized digital century, how the mobile device can facilitate …
Feeling Righteous? Stress Shift in English L2 Learners
This study examines the stress assignment of English suffixed words produced by L2 learners. The stimuli were disyllabic words and …
Three Approaches to Cultivating Academic Honesty and Fighting Plagiarism
Academic honesty is a critical concept for students who are enrolled in university studies; however, many of these students have …
A Study of Anxiety Levels amongst Chinese Students for a Master Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at a UK University
Foreign language anxiety, as one of the most important affective variables, has been attracting more and more attention in second …
An Analysis of Weblogs’ Grammatical Errors of Filipino Learners of English as Second Language
This study investigated grammatical errors in a corpus of 58 blog posts written by 58 participants through weblogs. It aimed …
Blog for Sex Education for Teenagers
In Mexico, we have a growing number of unwanted pregnancies in teenagers. The government family planning programs have failed in …
Using Blogs for Real World Writing: Encouraging Learner Independence
This study aimed to investigate students' opinions on using blogs for writing and giving comments among classmates outside class. Results …
Fostering Independent Learning through the Use of Edmodo and a Self-Access Learning Center
Web 2.0 technologies have become an ubiquitous component of our daily lives (McBride, 2009), and their immediate exploitation in the …
How to Strengthen Teacher Education Experiences Using Web 2.0 Technologies as Instruments to Enhance Learning
This article provides insights into the use of Web 2.0 technologies from a personal perspective of an Australian education academic …
Exploring International Programme Students’ Intercultural Communication Competence in Thailand
The purpose of this study is to explore the international students’ Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) in the international programme at …
The Development Gamification on the Concepts Teach Less Learn More for Vocational Education
This research studied the components of the development the Gamification on the concept "Teach Less Learn More" for learning in …
The Result of the Study for Learning Management Suitable to Develop Blended Learning Model in IT for Education Course
This qualitative research on blended learning has two main proposes. The first aim is to investigate situation of blended learning …
Pechakucha Presentations in the Classroom – Supporting Language Learners with Public Speaking
Presentation skills are vital for language learners, but traditional PowerPoint presentations are often intimidating for second language students because of …
Assessing the Applicability of 3d Hologram Technology as an Enhanced Technology for the Distance Learning
Distance learning has provided an excellent platform for students in geographically remote locations while enabling them to learn at their …
Digital Tablets: A Trojan Virus for ICT in Education?
ICT, like classical PC, has not really invaded education because their use is a work overload for the teacher. It …
Foreign Language Acquisition in a Multi-User Virtual Environment
Learning a language is best achieved when learners can practice the target language in a natural context, or immersed in …
Authenticity in Project Based Learning: Building Community
The benefits of using authentic material as a form of input in Project-Based Learning are well established, but creating authentic …
Application of Media in an ESL Environment
All too often, EFL programs focus on developing students’ language ability without concern for providing meaningful content. A previous paper …
Cross-Cultural Investigation of Eye-Gaze Patterns for E-Learning Content Optimization
E-Learning in developing countries is still in a marginal state, mainly because of the cost of its introduction, and the …
Enhancing a Bridge Program with the First Year Experience Concept
In September 2014, the Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi adapted the Freshman Year Experience concept to its Bridge, or …
A Study of Theme and Information Structure in Postgraduate Business Students’ Multimodal Written Texts: A SF-MDA of Management Accounting Texts
Thematic progression patterning plays a vital role in organizing the flow of Theme and Information structures in a text. SFL-based …
A Cognitive Approach on Bidirectional Language Transfer: How to Figure Out the Ground?
The purpose of this study is to examine the bi-directional language transfer between Mandarin and English from the cognitive approach. …
Integrating Global Education into the University English Curriculum through Technology-Enhanced News Circles
Living in an increasingly globalized world, human beings have to solve more and more problems and face many new challenges …
A Comparative Study of Narrative Ability in English-Chinese Bilingual Primary School Students
This study aims to compare Singapore primary students’ English and Chinese narrative abilities from a developmental perspective. Little research has …
What Motivates You towards Academic Success? A Comparative Study
Student motivation is a very difficult element to identify in academic success, has been the focus of many studies in …
Explaining ESL Chinese Students’ In-Class Participation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: An Exploratory Study
Chinese demand for American-style education is on the rise as many Chinese students seek opportunities to gain a true global …
Finding a Voice in EFL Classroom Discussions: A Bakhtinian Interpretation of Formative Assessment
This presentation will give a Bakhtinian micro-evaluation of formative assessment practices for classroom discussions in a Japanese university classroom. Students …
Empowering and Engaging the ESL Learners in the Task-Based ESL Curriculum Evaluation
The research delved into evaluation as central to curriculum planning, designing, and implementation in the teacher-initiated negotiated curriculum. What seemed …
Students’ Teaching Practices Using Participatory Learning Technique and Multiple Online Learning Platforms
This paper reports on an implementation of peer-participatory learning technique in reflective teaching practices in a teacher training program. The …
Improving Teacher Questions and Feedback through Action Research
Teachers are constantly striving to improve student learning. One way teachers can do so is through action research within their …
Developing English Communicative Ability and Promoting Collaborative Learning through Project-Based Voice Acting in an Holistic Approach
This study aims to assure the positive influence of integrated language learning and teaching focused on improving English communicative ability …
How to Teach the Expletive “It”
In some school grammar books in Japan, the expletive ‘it’ in a sentence like “(1) It seems that John loves …
The Frequent Errors in English Writing of Students Who Study in the English Writing for Careers Course
This study investigated common English language errors made by 28 participants who enrolled the English Writing for Careers course in …
Using Personal Diaries to Improve Students’ Academic Writing Skills in English
Most students in Japan leave high school having been exposed to a wide range of grammatical structures and vocabulary items. …
Foreign Language Education in the Wake of Globalization: The ‘Learning-To-Communicate’ Approach
In 2010, the Industry-Academia Partnership for Human Resource Development Committee (METI & MEXT), suggested that one of three skills to …
Enhancing Reading Ability through Vocabulary Learning and Reading Satisfaction of Grade Eight Thai Rural Students with Self- Made Stories of Virtue and Morality
Reading is the English language skill most emphasized in all Thai educational levels. Therefore, Thai learners of English’s reading ability …
Application of Morphological Typology and English Affixation Instruction
This study aims at investigating the effects of application of morphological typology into the instruction of English Affixation instruction for …
The Usage of Games (Adapted from Korean Reality Shows) in Oral English Classroom to Increase Participation in Speaking
This study aims to understand how games influence oral English learning in terms of participation and motivation through a context-aware …
The Influence of Saliency and Frequency of Morphosyntactic Structures on Attention to Recasts during Spoken Interaction
Studies on the effectiveness of recasts have drawn mixed results, which is possibly due to the role of attention to …
An Analysis of the ESP for Economics: Approaches to Determine the Feasibility of a Reading Program at Secondary Level as
This case study will examine the overarching approaches to second language (L2) reading instruction reflected in the Libyan ESP secondary …
Learning from English Lecturers’ Voices in Teaching Oral Communication in EFL Classrooms in Indonesia
Research in English as a foreign language (EFL) settings indicates that teaching oral communication has been problematic due to various …
Engaging Students with Integrated Language Skills through Tailor Made Summer Camp Activities: A Case Study
In Taiwan, the four skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) in English are usually taught separately with the focus on …
A Step-By-Step Approach to Learning English Vocabulary for Beginners as a Second Language
During spring 2007, special needs education became part of Japan’s school education program by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, …
Role of First Culture Knowledge in Foreign Language: Socialization in Japanese English Classroom Discourses
This study shows the relation between knowledge of first culture and its role in foreign language socialization in Japanese English …
Parental Involvement in Children’s Gaming and Students School Outcomes
Although research on parents' involvement in their children's gaming (PMG) should be an important area of research, there is little …
Creating Meanings on Ice by Photos and Textiles
Northern residents experience the ice as an element which shapes an everyday environment. The ice can be identified also as …
The Image of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as Reflected in Philippine Children’s Literature : A Contextual Analysis
Every year millions of Filipinos opt to work abroad mainly for economic reasons. According to the Commission on Overseas Filipinos, …
Investigating the Information Preferences of University Researchers in the Philippines: Sketching the Collection Profile of the Future
This study found out that compared to its neighboring Southeast Asian countries, Philippines ranked only 5th in university research outputs …
The Metamorphosis of Selected Maranao Stories into Dances
This study was designed to select folk stories where the five Maranao folkdances were believed to have originated from. Since …
Strategic Motivations for Australian Military Intervention in the Middle East
Australia has once again sent its armed forces to join a military coalition in the Middle East, this time as …
Rephotographic Powers: Teaching Rephotography As a Platform for Visual Communication in Turkey
Rephotography is the act of re-taking a previous photograph from the same vantage point, usually separated by a period of …
An Analysis of Cognitive Context and Attitudes of Undergraduate Students towards Their Patterns of Library Use
Introduction. In the system of university education, libraries are playing a vital role in dissemination of information in achieving outmost …