scholarly journals Foreign language learning as a complex dynamic process: A microgenetic case study of a Chinese child's English learning trajectory

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Sun ◽  
Rasmus Steinkrauss ◽  
Steffie van der Steen ◽  
Ralf Cox ◽  
Kees de Bot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Learning Trajectory ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Complex Dynamic

A Case Study of Adult English Conversation Club in Riga, Latvia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar MIKELADZE
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Preliminary Attempt ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Critical Aspects

Developing the speaking skill is one of the critical aspects of foreign language learning/teaching. Few researchers have addressed the issue of adult English learning in conversation clubs. This paper is a preliminary attempt to describe Adult English Conversation Club (AECC) practice in non-formal educational context. In order to study AECC, we interviewed a teacher and four adult learners and observed speaking sessions at an Adult English Conversation Club in Riga, Latvia. The responses revealed the strong points and disadvantages of AECC, crucial factors in organizing the conversation sessions, the reasons why adults attend a conversation club and how the sessions could be improved. As only one conversation club was researched in our paper, further studies are needed to develop a proper methodology for AECC. 

The Impact of Foreign Language Learning Style on Strategies Preferences in Art Colleges

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 2677-2680
Author(s):  
Di Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Factors affecting students’ English learning performances are always debated among language researchers. This research is carried out in art colleges to figure out the students’ preferences in learning styles and learning strategies as well as the relationship between them. Questionnaires have been applied and data have been dealt with by SPSS. This research has shown that students in the art college tend to be visual and individual learners, and thus they prefer to adopt metacognitive, memory and affective strategies.

scholarly journals The use of Self-regulated Language Learning Strategies Among Vietnamese English-majored Freshmen: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Quoc Thao ◽  
Nguyen Chau Hoang Long
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Efl Learners

Self-regulation of learning plays a vital role in improving second/foreign language learning as it can encourage the development of autonomous learners. It is seen that, nevertheless, ESL/EFL learners in different contexts are not fully aware of the importance of self-regulated language learning (SRLL) strategies in their English language learning. The present study, therefore, aims at investigating the use of SRLL strategies by English-majored students at a university in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam. This study involved 100 English-majored freshmen in answering a closed-ended questionnaire. The results showed that students sometimes used SRLL strategies, and they used SRLL strategies for keeping and monitoring records and seeking social assistance more often than for other purposes. The findings imply that students lacked knowledge of how to use SRLL strategies and get engaged in using SRLL strategies. This study recommends that students’ awareness of SRLL strategies should be seriously taken into account in order to facilitate their learner autonomy.

scholarly journals Feedback: understanding strategies and impact on EFL learning and teaching contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-65
Author(s):  
David Felipe Espinosa Torres ◽  
Iván Camilo González Bejarano ◽  
Juliana Moreno Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Feedback Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minimal Research

Feedback is a powerful tool that has a significant influence on student success. Its meaningful impact on learning and teaching processes has been well-documented. However, there is minimal research concerning the impact of feedback strategies on foreign language learning. This article seeks to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the impact of feedback on foreign language teaching and learning processes. This is done through a case study research conducted in a private institution in Bogotá, Colombia. The evidence demonstrates that the feedback strategies used and the manner in which they are administered influence their effectiveness. Three main strategies were observed and analyzed: corrective, motivational, and developmental. This article concludes with a suggestion to make feedback an explicit policy of teachers’ education programs in the country.

scholarly journals Research on Evaluation of the Under-achievers in College English Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 183-188
Author(s):  
Zhang Jing
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
English Learning ◽  
College English ◽  
Research On Evaluation ◽  
Instruction And Learning

Evaluation plays a significant part in the instruction and learning. In the course of education’sdevelopment, a great number of evaluation methods have already been proposed by scholars. However, most of them always focus on the whole evaluation system or those researches are only suitable for the majority of students. And studies relevant to the evaluation method of the under achievers in the foreign language learning are very little. This paper is to overview evaluation of language learning and study the evaluation which is academically and psychologically beneficial to under achievers’ College E nglish learning.

scholarly journals SPORT STUDENT FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND USE HABITS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Ieva Rudzinska ◽  
Monta Jakovļeva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Latvian Academy

The aim of the research is to analyze sport student foreign language (English) learning and use habits in longitudinal scale (past, present and future prospective). Subjects are 35 Latvian Academy of Sport Education Full and Part time students. Methods: mixed – qualitative and quantitative. Interviews with three students led to designing a questionnaire, consisting of 12 statements. Results were analyzed with SPSS 17.0. Results show that students learn and use English both in sportive and non-sportive environment, active sporting life promotes foreign language learning. Most of them self-assess their English use skills as moderate. At present they use English more than in past, in future more than in present, and in future much more than in past (r=0.5, p<0.001).

scholarly journals A Telecollaborative International Exchange for Foreign Language Learning and Reflective Teaching

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Carloni ◽  
Federica Franzè
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Reflective Teaching ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The University

This chapter shares the reflections on a joint international research educational project, involving Columbia University students studying Italian, and Italian pre-service teachers enrolled in an MA in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at the University of Urbino, Italy. The northern hemisphere autumn term 2014 iteration of the project is taken as a case study to discuss the effectiveness of teleconferencing for foreign language learning and teaching. The results showed that the videoconference sessions positively affected the learning process of students, and simultaneously fostered reflective teaching in pre-service teachers.

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