scholarly journals Attitudes, motivation and study habits of English language learners of young students

Centro Sur ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 100-113
Author(s):  
Thalía Cifuentes Rojas ◽  
Erika Paola Garcia León ◽  
Rina Rosalinda Castañeda Junco ◽  
Miguel Esteban Beltrán Moreno
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
American University ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
University Town ◽  
Study Participants

The research was conducted in several English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at a Midwest American university town. The study participants were 15 international students from various different Secondary Schools who are currently enrolled at this university. Data was collected by using a mixed-methods approach with surveys and follow-up interviews, and was analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. Results have shown that learners’ beliefs and their learning background have an influence on their perceptions of learning activities and teaching methods. In terms of enjoyment of such practices, there was an apparent inclination towards interactive and communicative approaches rather than  traditional, non-communicative ones, whereas no distinct style was favored in regard to effectiveness.

From Preservice to Inservice

2018 ◽  
pp. 1765-1787
Author(s):  
Congcong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Inservice Teachers ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

Wang (2012) suggested that preservice teachers perceived that their initial experiences as online language learners increased their linguistic, cultural and technological awareness, which would further benefit them when working with diverse students. However, that study was unclear about whether teachers perceived that they could transfer their awareness into teaching practice. Therefore, extending the pilot study, this follow-up study explored inservice teachers' perceptions of linguistic, cultural and technological awareness transfer in teaching English Language Learners by asking them to engage with an online language course and reflect on their experience. This study proposes a model for language teacher linguistic, cultural and technological awareness development and transfer, as well as discusses issues related to language teacher awareness transfer.

From Preservice to Inservice

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Congcong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Inservice Teachers ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Follow Up Study

Wang (2012) suggested that preservice teachers perceived that their initial experiences as online language learners increased their linguistic, cultural and technological awareness, which would further benefit them when working with diverse students. However, that study was unclear about whether teachers perceived that they could transfer their awareness into teaching practice. Therefore, extending the pilot study, this follow-up study explored inservice teachers' perceptions of linguistic, cultural and technological awareness transfer in teaching English Language Learners by asking them to engage with an online language course and reflect on their experience. This study proposes a model for language teacher linguistic, cultural and technological awareness development and transfer, as well as discusses issues related to language teacher awareness transfer.

scholarly journals Perceptual Training Effects on the Acquisition of English Stress by Brazilian Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andressa Brawerman-Albini ◽  
Denise Cristina Kluge ◽  
Adelaide H. P. Silva ◽  
Luiz Carlos P. Albini
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Perceptual Training ◽  
Stress Assignment ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Syllable Stress ◽  
Perception Training ◽  
Positive Results

This study investigates the effects of perceptual training on Brazilian English language learners’ ability to acquire preantepenultimate stress, or stress on the fourth to last syllable. Since preantepenultimate stress assignment is infrequent in Brazilian Portuguese (BP), it was initially hypothesized that BP speakers would store few examples of this pattern. The training was performed in five sessions and included stress identification tasks followed by immediate feedback. Results confirm the training significantly improved study participants’ perception and production of preantepenultimate syllable stress assignment. Furthermore, participants generalized acquired production patterns to unfamiliar words and retained these patterns for two months after training concluded. With frequent perceptual training, it is believed BP speakers could create a new category of English words with preantepenultimate syllable stress. This study demonstrates that perception training, typically used for the perception or the production of sounds, can also be used to improve the production of L2 stress assignment with very positive results.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Spanish and English Interventions for First-Grade English Language Learners at Risk for Reading Problems

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Vaughn ◽  
Paul T. Cirino ◽  
Tammy Tolar ◽  
Jack M. Fletcher ◽  
Elsa Cardenas-Hagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Reading Problems ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

scholarly journals A Critical Study of the Principles and Approaches to Needs Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Maryam Barghamadi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Crucial Feature

English language materials and courses are developed to cover the skills that learners require to master. In the domain of English language teaching, Needs Analysis (NA), also known as Need Assessment, is a process that aims to investigate the present level of English language learners and identify what they need to know. The NA process is unanimously accounted for as a crucial feature of English language learning, especially for teaching materials, learning activities, testing, and developing assessment programs. Due to its vital role, a great deal of research has been conducted on this process, and several approaches have been suggested for it in the literature. This paper aims to provide an overview of the needs analysis as well as its fundamentals and concepts. This paper also presents a review of previous research methods developed for NA and their strengths and limitations.

Bridging Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-66
Author(s):  
Ellen Yeh ◽  
Svetlana Mitric
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Project Design ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study applied pedagogically-focused project design by using Instagram as a platform to investigate how the use of social media such as Instagram in a multimodal digital storytelling model could bridge the skills English language learners (ELLs) learn in the classroom to out-of-school literacy practices. The study applied the five learning objectives of the bridging-activities framework to investigate to what extent ELLs achieve these objectives. There were forty-two participants (female: n= 22; male: n= 17), international arts and media students. The study collected their main Instagram posts, questionnaires were given with a five-point Likert scale and open-ended questions, and individual follow-up interviews for content analysis. A cross-tabulation was conducted to investigate the relationships between ELLs' Instagram use and how they perceive Instagram as a meaningful way of communication for professional purposes. The findings revealed pedagogical practices of using Instagram as a tool for professional purposes and how ELLs achieved the bridging-activities learning outcomes.

One-Year Follow-Up Outcomes of Spanish and English Interventions for English Language Learners at Risk for Reading Problems

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 744-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. Cirino ◽  
Sharon Vaughn ◽  
Sylvia Linan-Thompson ◽  
Elsa Cardenas-Hagan ◽  
Jack M. Fletcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reading Problems ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Allophony in English Language Learners: The Case of Tap in English and Spanish

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Burrows ◽  
Linda Jarmulowicz ◽  
D. Kimbrough Oller
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Negative Transfer ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Word Repetition ◽  
Phonemic Status ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Repetition Task

Purpose The objective of this study was to examine tap production by English language learners (ELLs) in kindergarten whose 1st language is Spanish. The conflicting status of tap in Spanish and English could present challenges for allophonic learning in 2nd language for ELLs. Prior research has evaluated acquisition of other allophone pairs, but none has focused exclusively on tap. Method Thirty ELLs, 30 English monolinguals, and 29 Spanish monolinguals participated in the study. Participants completed a single-word repetition task in which numerous opportunities to produce tap were provided. Productions were phonetically transcribed and analyzed. Results The great majority of taps were pronounced correctly in both languages. The allophonic status of tap in English and phonemic status in Spanish suggest ELLs could experience negative transfer in learning; however, this was not observed. A significant interaction indicated more t/d substitutions in English and more semivowel/liquid substitutions in Spanish, contradicting the expectation of negative transfer. ELLs were also significantly more accurate at producing tap in Spanish than English. Conclusion Findings suggest that, at early kindergarten, ELL children rapidly adapted to English patterns of tap production even though Spanish and English conflict in phonemic/allophonic status of tap. This study was preliminary, and further investigation is warranted.

Young Spanish-English Language Learners' Cognate Facilitation on Picture Naming

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (Spring) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Leacox ◽  
Carla Wood ◽  
Gretchen Sunderman ◽  
Christopher Schatschneider
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
English Language

Assessment 360°: A Panoramic Framework for Assessing English Language Learners

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Lewis ◽  
Nancy Castilleja ◽  
Barbara J. Moore ◽  
Barbara Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Many Sources

This issue describes the Assessment 360° process, which takes a panoramic approach to the language assessment process with school-age English Language Learners (ELLs). The Assessment 360° process guides clinicians to obtain information from many sources when gathering information about the child and his or her family. To illustrate the process, a bilingual fourth grade student whose native language (L1) is Spanish and who has been referred for a comprehensive language evaluation is presented. This case study features the assessment issues typically encountered by speech-language pathologists and introduces assessment through a panoramic lens. Recommendations specific to the case study are presented along with clinical implications for assessment practices with culturally and linguistically diverse student populations.

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