Ten Years Of English Learning At School

Author : Elsa Tragant,Carmen Muñoz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783031327599

Get Book

Ten Years of English Learning at School by Elsa Tragant,Carmen Muñoz Pdf

This book is based on a longitudinal study involving learners of English as a foreign language from their first year in primary education to their last year in compulsory secondary education. Some of the chapters report on the whole sample initially drawn from five primary schools and some are based on a sample of focal learners. These focal learners were followed in secondary school (grades 7 and 10). One of the main aims of the book is capturing change over time regarding the learners’ language perceptions and awareness, oral and written language development, learners’ attitudes and motivation, and their language learning trajectories. The longitudinal nature of the data also allows identification of internal and external factors on learners’ linguistic outcomes. The book draws on a wealth of data sources (self-reported data, classroom observations, institutional data, language tests and tasks), participants (learners, teachers, parents), several testing times and both qualitative and quantitative analyses. The book will be of interest to educators and scholars working on such areas as language pedagogy, language development and awareness as well as individual differences.

Author : Shauna Reilly
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1409409732

Get Book

Design, Meaning and Choice in Direct Democracy by Shauna Reilly Pdf

A rigorous and highly original analysis of direct democracy in the United States, which calls into question the future of governance through ballot measures. Shauna Reilly uses quantitative, qualitative and experimental methodological approaches to present insights on the different behaviours of the petitioner, the ballot, and the voter.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : United States
ISBN : UCR:31210016420752

Get Book

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Jon Davison,Jane Dowson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415306768

Get Book

Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School by Jon Davison,Jane Dowson Pdf

Focused on the key skills needed to teach English at the secondary school level, this text covers a range of issues that include - use of new technology, reading, writing, speaking, listening, drama and the teaching of grammar.

Author : Peiling Xing
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 3039114077

Get Book

Chinese Learners and the Lexis Learning Rainbow by Peiling Xing Pdf

This book focuses on vocabulary acquisition in the areas of English language learning either in a foreign or a second language environment. Starting from the social phenomenon that a large number of Mainland Chinese students obtain their further education in Western universities, the author carries out a longitudinal study by using instruments of vocabulary levels tests, questionnaires and interviews. On the basis of an in-depth investigation of vocabulary strategy usage by Chinese learners in widely differing environments, the author develops a model of vocabulary acquisition. This is the first model to combine both linguistic and non-linguistic strategies, motivation, and the stages of vocabulary learning into one comprehensive representation of vocabulary acquisition. The book not only offers a solid data base but also suggests effective strategies to enhance English language teaching and learning.

Author : Kate Menken
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853599972

Get Book

English Learners Left Behind by Kate Menken Pdf

This book explores how high-stakes tests mandated by No Child Left Behind have become de facto language policy in U.S. schools, detailing how testing has shaped curriculum and instruction, and the myriad ways that tests are now a defining force in the daily lives of English Language Learners and the educators who serve them.

Author : Shuang Zeng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811324994

Get Book

English Learning in the Digital Age by Shuang Zeng Pdf

Moving beyond the ‘Web 2.0’ and ‘digital native’ rhetoric, this book addresses the complex experiences of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in a world embedded with interactive and participatory technologies. Adopting a sociocultural perspective, it investigates EFL learners’ behaviours concerning digital technology, and guides exploration into their contextually mediated choices and learning practices in the ‘2.0’ era. The argument is developed on the basis of the findings of a mixed sequential study that focused on 1485 Chinese undergraduates’ use and non-use of online tools and applications outside the English classroom. Particular attention is paid to the role of context and agency when understanding their learning choices and behaviours in the context of digital technology. In particular, the book acknowledges the explanatory power of agency in the minority instances of ‘good practices’ among these EFL learners. At the same time it demonstrates that for most learners, use of the current web is limited and mostly non-interactive. The barriers to ‘2.0’ transfer are largely contextual and the so-called ‘communicative opportunities’ and ‘participatory culture’ in particular did not fit into the learners’ sociocultural context of (language) learning. Overall, the compelling argument proposes that the technology-facilitated changes in EFL practices are a ‘bottom up’ process that is taking place in day-to-day situations and constrained by the learning context within which the learner is situated. Based on these arguments, the book provides a framework that challenges the existing beliefs about (language) learning with online technology, and that contributes to our understanding of how context mediates EFL learners’ behaviours surrounding digital technologies. It is a valuable resource for teachers, researchers and policy makers, providing them with insights into using digital technology to stimulate ‘good learning practices’ outside the classroom.

Author : Eugenia Mora-Flores
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452298399

Get Book

Writing Instruction for English Learners by Eugenia Mora-Flores Pdf

Focusing on narrative, expository, and persuasive writing and poetry, this guide provides strategies and tools to facilitate writing development for English learners in Grades 2–8.

Author : John J. Hoover,Leonard M. Baca,Janette K. Klingner
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506341354

Get Book

Why Do English Learners Struggle With Reading? by John J. Hoover,Leonard M. Baca,Janette K. Klingner Pdf

Make the right instructional and eligibility decisions to help your English Learners! Do your students' reading difficulties reflect language acquisition issues or a learning disability? Now in an updated second edition, this essential guide helps educators make informed choices about strategies and services to support English Learners, and includes: Nine common misconceptions that can lead to wrongful placement of students in Special Education A new chapter on evidence-based practices for success in teaching reading to students learning English Appropriate techniques to use when assessing students for special education Expanded coverage of Response to Intervention to include a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)

Author : Elizabeth Coelho
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1853593834

Get Book

Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools by Elizabeth Coelho Pdf

This text outlines relevant theoretical background and provides detailed practical advice and suggestions for educators in schools serving culturally and liguistically divers communities. Some chapters focus on the needs of students from immigrant communities, especially those who are learning the language of instruction, while others include historical minority groups as well.

Author : Yi-Hwa Liou,Alan J. Daly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350336438

Get Book

The Relational Leader by Yi-Hwa Liou,Alan J. Daly Pdf

Highlighting leadership from a social and relational perspective, this book has a particular emphasis on the innovative role that social networks play in systems change. The social systems engaged in this volume cut across a wide array of stakeholder groups, ranging from student learners, pre-service/in-service teachers, administrators, community leaders, and out to organizations and communities that reflect well beyond the education sector, showcasing diverse perspectives from multiple areas and international settings. Bringing together 32 distinguished scholars from Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the USA, this book explores the use of social networks in education across different contexts and settings, connecting it with leadership practice that works at these settings for change. The contributors also examine online and virtual social behaviors and their connections to face to face networks. Ultimately, the volume showcases that leadership is social influence through examining a variety of social systems through social relationships. In addition to the breadth of studies connecting innovative leadership research to practice in this volume, the contributors also explore a new area of social networks and leadership by examining online and virtual social behaviors and their connections to face to face networks. Ultimately, the selected chapters in this volume make the point that “leadership is social influence” through examining a variety of social systems through social relationships.

Author : Patricia Broadfoot,Marilyn Osborn,Claire Planel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781847143808

Get Book

Promoting Quality in Learning by Patricia Broadfoot,Marilyn Osborn,Claire Planel Pdf

Are English children able to grasp grammar better or worse than that of children in other countries? Are they better or worse at numeracy than their neighbours? Does the English education system measure up to the challenge from its competitors? This is an examination of the education system in England as compared with neighbouring countries, such as France. This text shows what pupils in England and France are doing in the classroom and what standards they achieve. The voices of the pupils themselves articulate numerous perceptions.

Author : Asantha U. Attanayake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351129787

Get Book

Post-colonial Curriculum Practices in South Asia by Asantha U. Attanayake Pdf

Post-colonial Curriculum Practices in South Asia gives a conceptual framework for curriculum design for English Language Teaching, taking into account context specific features in the teaching–learning settings of post-colonial South Asia. It reveals how the attitudes prevalent in post-colonial South Asian societies towards English negatively influence English language learning. The book provides a comprehensive analysis to design a course for English language teaching that aims at building learner confidence to speak English. Based on original research, the study covers Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The book focuses on the context-specific nature of learners and considers a curriculum design that binds teaching materials and teaching methods together with an aligned assessment. Chapters discuss language attitudes, learner characteristics and English in the context of native languages, and introduce a special type of anxiety that stems from existing language attitudes in a society, referred to as Language Attitude Anxiety. The book will appeal to doctoral and post-doctoral scholars in English language education, students and researchers of sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics as well as curriculum designers of ELT and language policy makers.

Author : Luciana C. de Oliveira,Ruslana Westerlund
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000624519

Get Book

Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners in Elementary and Secondary Schools by Luciana C. de Oliveira,Ruslana Westerlund Pdf

This insightful and timely volume addresses how scaffolding can be used to support multilingual learners to amplify their opportunities for learning. As a dynamic educational process, scaffolding facilitates responsive and adaptive teaching and learning; addresses students’ needs; increases student autonomy; and promotes adaptive, high-level learning without simplifying instruction. Section I covers the theoretical grounding and reconceptualizations of scaffolding. Section II offers concrete examples and case studies from varied classroom contexts. Section III provides a window into professional development to discuss the work of pre-service and in-service teachers, and how they develop their understandings and practices of teaching multilingual learners. Contributors address diverse topics, including translanguaging in the classroom, scaffolding as a tool for equitable teaching, virtual learning, as well as learning in dual language and content area classrooms. Featuring examples from teacher education programs as well as principles for design of educative curriculum materials, this book is ideal for pre-service teachers and students in TESOL, applied linguistics, and language education.

Author : Rusty Bresser,Kathy Melanese,Christine Sphar
Publisher : Math Solutions
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780941355858

Get Book

Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades 3-5 by Rusty Bresser,Kathy Melanese,Christine Sphar Pdf

An interactive resource designed to help schools implement effective instructional practices that create sustainable results for English language learners. These research-based materials assist educators with simultaneously developing students' mastery of mathematics and their academic language development.--from package.