scholarly journals Educational Entrepreneurship in an Intensive English Program in Thailand: A Case Study

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402199869
Author(s):  
Alexander Nanni
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Thai Students ◽  
Educational Entrepreneurship ◽  
Learning And Collaboration ◽  
English Program

This case study investigates educational entrepreneurship in an intensive English as a foreign language (EFL) program at a major Thai university. Using a qualitative case study approach, the study draws on data collected in interviews, a focus group, and curriculum documents to investigate educational entrepreneurship in this context. The major findings were as follows: Applications of educational technology result in innovation and enhanced learning, EFL is a competitive tool for Thai students, use of project-based learning fosters content and language learning, and collaboration among teachers drives innovation.

A Case Study of Short-term Intensive English Program

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-88
Author(s):  
Jung-Mi Nam ◽  
◽  
Jae-yoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Intensive English ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
English Program

scholarly journals Service-learning as a Useful Supplement to Intensive English Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1090
Author(s):  
Varrick Douglas Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Intensive English Programs ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Authentic Language ◽  
English Program

This paper looks at the effects of service-learning on an Intensive English program. It examines English language participants at a community college who engaged in different service-learning projects over the course of one semester. Students found that service-learning helped them improve their English skills, increased their confidence when interacting with native English speakers, and gave them a rewarding experience of helping others. This paper argues that a service-learning component to English language learning curricula promotes enhanced language acquisition, as students are able to produce and receive authentic language outside the class while performing real-world tasks with meaningful purposes.

scholarly journals Chinese Students’ Experiences Transitioning from an Intensive English Program to a U.S. University

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1064-1086
Author(s):  
Jill Fox
Keyword(s):  
Culture Shock ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Academic Transitions ◽  
University Recruitment ◽  
Language Problems ◽  
English Program ◽  
Case Study Methods

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of former intensive English program (IEP) Chinese students by concurrently examining national origin, language problems, forms of capital, culture shock, and institutional programming using qualitative case study methods. The findings give us insights into the students’ sociocultural and academic transitions, which have implications for intensive English program and university recruitment, admissions, instruction, student support, and programming.

scholarly journals Penguatan Karakter Kebangsaan dan Kompetensi Pedagogik Berorientasi Pada Keterampilan Abad 21

MADRASAH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Puji Rahayu ◽  
Turmudi Turmudi ◽  
Agus Muharram ◽  
Mamad Kasmad ◽  
Nuur Wachid Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
National Character ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Collection Data

<em>This research aims to reveal how the national character and pedagogic competence have oriented to 21st Century Skills for Students at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. This research used to qualitative that using case study approach. This research took place at UPI Campus Purwakarta. Informants at this time are: (1) leadership; (2) lecturers; and (3) students. Data analysis techniques using interactive models Miles and Huberman, namely: data collection, data condensation, display data, and concusion: drawing / verifying. The results of this research is the process of strengthening national character and mastery of pedagogic potential for PGSD UPI Students Purwakarta Campus is in accordance with the needs of 21st century skills. The learning process includes: (1) Project Based Learning; (2) Religious Tutorials; (3) Extracurricular Field Practices; and (4) Video Projects themed Local Wisdom. Through this method, they can help them to work in the world and be able to utilize pedagogic's teachers</em>

Families’ engagement in making activities related to aerospace engineering: designing for parents as learning partners in pop-up makerspaces

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Toomey Zimmerman ◽  
Katharine Ellen Grills ◽  
Zachary McKinley ◽  
Soo Hyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Instrument Panel ◽  
Scientific Instrument ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Engineering Designs

Purpose The researchers conducted a collective case study to investigate how families engaged in making activities related to aerospace engineering in six pop-up makerspace programs held in libraries and one museum. The purpose of this paper is to support families’ engagement in design tasks and engineering thinking, three types of discussion prompts were used during each workshop. The orienting design conjecture was that discussion prompts would allow parents to lead productive conversations to support engineering-making activities. Design/methodology/approach Within a collective case study approach, 20 consented families (22 adults, 25 children) engaged in making practices related to making a lunar rover with a scientific instrument panel. Data included cases of families’ talk and actions, as documented through video (22 h) and photographs of their engineering designs. An interpretivist, qualitative video-based analysis was conducted by creating individual narrative accounts of each family (including transcript excerpts and images). Findings Parents used the question prompts in ways that were integral to supporting youths’ participation in the engineering activities. Children often did not answer the astronomer’s questions directly; instead, the parents revoiced the prompts before the children’s engagement. Family prompts supported reflecting upon prior experiences, defining the design problem and maintaining the activity flow. Originality/value Designing discussion prompts, within a broader project-based learning pedagogy, supports family engagement in engineering design practices in out-of-school pop-up makerspace settings. The work suggests that parents play a crucial role in engineering workshops for youths aged 5 to 10 years old by revoicing prompts to keep families’ design work and sensemaking talk (connecting prior and new ideas) flowing throughout a makerspace workshop.

Integrating Chinese Community into Canadian Society

2014 ◽  
pp. 459-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuping Mao ◽  
Martin Guardado ◽  
Kevin R. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Program Coordinators ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Organizational Benefits

The use of podcasting technology in language learning presents a unique set of challenges and holds a great deal of promise for digital natives as well as for newcomers to technology. The literature on podcasts in learning mainly focuses on student experiences in formal educational settings, while questions related to nontraditional students in freely-available language programs provided by non-profit organizations remain unexplored. Taking a case study approach, this research examines how podcasting enhances the English learning experiences of students in an English as a Second Language (ESL) course offered by a non-profit organization that provides community services to immigrants in Canada. This chapter discusses instructional and organizational benefits as well as the challenges of applying podcasts in language training. By triangulating the experiences of the students, instructor, and program coordinators, we are able to examine the effectiveness of such a program and offer recommendations for similar programs in the future.

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