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A Case of CLIL Practice in the Turkish Context: Lending an ear to Students
Though CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) has not yet been extensively practiced in Turkey at all educational levels, it could be observed mainly at the higher education levels at some selected faculties of either state universities or private ones.
Bi-cultural aspects of second language learning in a bilingual context
Taking into account the effect of diglossia in Arabic and its orthographic complexity, this study is aiming to investigate differences between Arabic-speaking (L1) and Hebrew-speaking (L1) parents’ self-reports on their children’s language practice at home within the framework of Family Language Policy.
The More the Merrier? Bilingualism in an Academic Perspective: Exploring the Implementation of English-medium Instruction in Taiwanese Tertiary Education
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of English-medium instruction in the context of Taiwanese tertiary EFL and content area education. Due to the prevalence of globalization, English has gradually become the only language of instruction in academia, especially in Asia such as Taiwan.
English and Integrated Water Resources Management: A Training Program for the Mekong River Commission
This paper outlines a case study of a content-and-language integrated preparatory program for professionals from five countries in the Mekong River Basin. The broad aim of the program was to improve participants’ ability to use English for communication in the context of integrated water resources management.
Collocations Extra: Multi-level Activities for Natural English
Elizabeth Walter & Kate Woodford. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. 1-126 Reviewed by Esmaeel Hamidi The Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch Tehran, Iran Collocations Extra is one of the recent volumes of work within the field of vocabulary instruction that aims at developing language learners’ competence of collocations. The book, primarily published […]
Working Memory as a Component of Foreign Language Aptitude
Although foreign language aptitude (FLA) has consistently been proved to be one of the best predictors of the outcomes of second language acquisition (SLA) among a wide range of variables, the study of traditional FLA has experienced marginalization in the past thirty years or so due to the shortcomings in its conception and construct.
Learning about English as an International Language in Australia from three students’ perspectives
The pluralisation of the English language as a result of its global expansion has led many scholars to emphasise the importance of incorporating different varieties of English in today’s English language teaching syllabus.
The Factors Causing English Language and Study Skills Gaps between Foundation and Undergraduate Programmes; an Exploratory Study at Majan College (University College), The Sultanate of Oman
The paper presents the findings of a recent research study at Majan College (University College), Oman, which aims at exploring gaps in English language and study skills between English Foundation Programme (FP) and undergraduate (UG) level studies.
Do They Need to Wait Until They Get Ready? : Learning a Second Language through Writing
Making a case against the idea that writing is too challenging to L2 learners at some levels despite its value, the purpose of this article is to demonstrate that they can write in English before they master other modalities such as speaking and reading.
Using guided reflective journals in large classes: Motivating students to independently improve pronunciation
The use of reflective journals is one intervention strategy that may address the problems inherent in large classes in Japan and allow both learners and teachers to position themselves better within the context of learning and teaching intelligible pronunciation.
