Category: Learning Environments
Navigating Online Identities: Language Learners’ Narratives in Online Spaces
This research investigates the construction of Saudi university English language learners’ identities in online spaces, such as discussion boards and …
A Bag of Lexis: Lexical Approach in Blended Learning
There is always a need to put a spin on the traditional course book-led lessons for English as a foreign …
Visuals to Support Vocabulary Development
Visuals in the classroom can provide support for students as they learn new vocabulary and concepts. Since vocabulary is an …
Incorporating Digital Literacies and Critical Thinking Skills in Teaching Practices of Language Arts Teachers: Three Case of Studies in Chile
This presentation explores teaching practices reported by Chilean teachers from a sociocultural perspective. These practices include digital literacies and critical …
Students’ English Learning Exposure: Preferable Type and Geographical Location
Indonesia has a vast region with thousands of islands within it. Distributing equal learning exposure to English foreign language learning …
Semiotic Pedagogy and Students Cognitive Development: Does the Order of Multiple Representations Play a Role in Meaning Making?
The present doctoral research project studies what mental mechanisms are formed by students to understand scientific concepts and whether and …
Games to Support Vocabulary Development With Elementary Students
Vocabulary is an important component of learning for students in all academic areas. The use of games to teach and …
Making Students Engaged in Improving Their English Writing Skills – A Case-Study from a Norwegian Upper Secondary School
Research has shown that Norwegian upper secondary school students struggle with various aspects of writing English texts as required in …
Triggering Incarcerated Students’ Use of the Target Language and Reducing the L1 Interference in Class Through Positive Reinforcement
The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate that teaching and learning a foreign language in social sensitive populations such …
Tectonics and Technical Language | Development of and Research on a Language-sensitive Learning Design on Plate Tectonics
State of research & aims| Results of international studies such as PISA and PIRLS show that there is a significant …
A Visual System for Grammar Instruction in Foreign Language Learning
Complementary to verbal explanations, visual techniques are often implemented in grammar instruction to help learners process information. Highlighting using typograhic …
Barriers Regarding Second Language Acquisition in Female Students
This article explores the social, linguistic and cultural barriers that discourages English language learning in female students in two of …
Natural Language Input: Maternal Education, Socioeconomic Deprivation, and Language Outcomes in Typically Developing Children
Objective. The study examined the differences in language input related to family factors (maternal level of education, MLE, and socioeconomic …
Strategic Model of English Language Learning Activities to Enhance Tour Guide Skills of Thai Youth: Case Study in Cultural Tourism Community at Thakha, Amphawa, Samuthsongkram, Thailand
This study is conducted in order to survey learning conditions and availability for being tour guides including to study language …
A Non-Engineer’s Discovery of Design Thinking
Design Thinking is a human-centred Engineering Design method that aims to find creative solutions to problems and encourages empathy, collaboration, …
Family Environment Mode Approach (FEMA) Procedures for Nurturing Affective Learning
This paper aims to provide detailed and replicable protocols for the Family Environment Mode Approach (FEMA) to language teaching, developed …
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 …