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Althewini, Abdulaziz M. Johnson Karen E. "Professional development workshop for Saudi English foreign language teachers." [University Park, Pa.] : Pennsylvania State University, 2009. http://honors.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/EHT-22/index.html.

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Swanson, Peter. "A psychosocial profile of in-service foreign language teachers a mixed methods approach to investigating foreign language teachers' attributes and sociocultural perspectives /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1232428031&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Westenskow, Florencia. "Experiences in Professional Development Through Project-Based Language Learning." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7047.

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Project-based Language Learning (PBLL) provides students with opportunities to use the target language purposefully and to interact with culturally authentic materials. Because PBLL holds critical benefits for its students, it is important that teachers learn best practices for implementation and how to overcome the challenges that PBLL brings. This study focuses on the experiences of 15 world language teachers as they participated in a PBLL professional development series developed by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Findings from th

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Cho, Mei-Fang. "Professional competencies of foreign English teachers instructing young children in Taiwan." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2006. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3267945.

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Ban, Ruth. "Community of practice as community of learners : how foreign language teachers understand professional and language identities." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001637.

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Mather, Aksana P. "Best Teaching Practices for Engaging Adult Students' Foreign Language Learning." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7407.

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Government initiatives for strengthening the safety of the United States led to increased requirements for military linguists' knowledge of foreign languages. This study explored the development of professional training for instructors at a military language school to address the gap in teaching services. The purpose of this single case study was to explore best teaching practices for engaging adult students' foreign language learning following andragogical principles. Knowles's theory of andragogy provided the conceptual framework. Data were collected using anonymous responses to an online su

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O'Shaughnessy, Susan. "Changing professional identities of foreign language lecturers in the Irish higher education system." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14651/.

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In this study I argue that professional identity is changed to a large extent by the effects of time and space on both individuals and groups. By using Bourdieu's key concepts of habitus, capital and field in relation to each other, this smallscale research project into the changing professional identities of German language lecturers in a number of Irish higher education institutions demonstrates how the choices made are influenced by individual and collective history (conceptualised by habitus and capital over time) and the social spaces or institutions within which these agents interact (fi

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Angus, Katie Beth. "Meeting the Needs of Foreign Language Teaching Assistants: Professional Development in American Universities." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318794.

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In our post-9/11 globalized society, the bifurcated governance structure that has traditionally dominated foreign language (FL) departments is no longer desirable. According to the 2007 Modern Language Association (MLA) report entitled "Foreign Languages and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World," these departments need to strive to create "educated speakers who have deep translingual and transcultural competence" (p. 3). Whereas the report outlined in detail the implications this goal would have on undergraduate education, it made only two references to FL graduate students:

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Goulding, David. "The discursive construction of professional identity in teaching English as a foreign language." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529314.

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Яковчук, Роман Святославович, and Adriana Kazybrid. "Formation of professional foreign language competence of cadets of State emergency service of Ukraine." Thesis, Іншомовна підготовка працівників правоохоронних орга-нів та фахівців із права [Текст] : матеріали ІV міжвузів. наук.-теорет. конф. (Київ, 14 квіт. 2016 р.) / [ред. кол. : В. В. Чернєй, С. Д. Гусарєв, С. С. Чернявський та ін.]. – Київ : Нац. акад. внутр. справ, 2016. – С. 148-150, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1602.

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Li, Sha. "A Comparative Study of K-12 Foreign Language Education in American and Chinese Public Schools: A Case Study of Six Foreign Language Teachers." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1384810365.

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Lewis, Michelle E. "What Personal, Professional, and Contextual Characteristics of Ohio Elementary Principals Influence Their View of FLES (Foreign Language in Elementary School) Programming?" Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1476794654425785.

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Stewart, Benjamin L. "Cultivating a Personal Learning Network that Leads to Professional Change." Thesis, Northcentral University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3746019.

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<p> Teacher professional development opportunities in Mexico are currently lacking. The traditional approaches of professional development such as workshops and conferences are commonplace but do little to bridge the gap between abstract concepts about teaching and learning and the practicalities teachers face in the classroom. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to describe how ideas, materials, and social interactions form a PLN through online, informal pedagogical dialogues among English language educators as it relates to professional learning. The five participants of

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Garling, Brittany Ann. "Foreign language teachers’ technology beliefs and implementation factors: a mixed methods study." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2080.

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Using a mixed methods design this study investigates in-service K-12 foreign language teachers’ beliefs about technology and factors that influence its implementation in instruction. The study employs an Explanatory Design using a two-phase approach, where qualitative data is collected and analyzed to elaborate on the quantitative data results. A total of ninety-nine in-service K-12 foreign language teachers from across the state of Iowa responded to the Modified Technology Implementation Questionnaire about their technolo

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Villarreal, Ballesteros Ana Cecilia. "PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGINED COMMUNITIES IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR IN MEXICO." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195059.

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Recent work has shown the importance of identity in language learning and how the desire to belong to an imagined community drives individuals to invest in their learning (Norton, 2000). This work has documented that a mismatch between students' imagined community and the community envisioned by the teacher can have negative outcomes on students' learning trajectories. Other research has explored how institutional policies and their linked educational practices reflect differences in the imagined communities each institution sees their students potentially joining in the future (Kanno, 2003) a

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Evans, Elizabeth Julie. "Managing the foreign language classroom: reflections from the preservice field and beyond." Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2867.

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Each day, foreign language teachers are faced with issues that render the control of the K-12 classroom challenging, at best, and virtually impossible at worst. Even preservice foreign language teachers, those going through a teacher education program towards K-12 licensure, understand that no content can be taught or learned if there is mayhem in the classroom environment. Effective classroom management practices are often what consume these teachers' time and energy, even before the first page of the textbook is turned.

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Waites, Carol Katherine Education Faculty of Arts &amp Social Sciences UNSW. "The professional life-cycles and professional development of adult teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Education, 1999. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/17832.

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THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE-CYCLES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL) This thesis focuses on the findings of a research study conducted in Geneva and Sydney to examine the career cycles of TESOLs. It explores many of the issues investigated in Huberman???s study of 160 secondary school teachers in Geneva (1989, 1993). Seventy-three in-depth interviews were conducted with teachers and trainers / administrators in adult TESOL, and professional development issues were examined in greater detail than in the Huberman study. The central pur

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Bostancioglu, Ali. "English as a foreign language teachers' technology professional development through online communities of practice : a case study." Thesis, University of York, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11508/.

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An online community of practice (OCoP) is a group of people, who are brought together by a shared interest and with the aim of deepening their understanding of an area of knowledge through regular interactions facilitated by computer mediated communication (CMC) tools. In response to critiques of current professional development (PD) approaches such as workshops and cascade training which are conducted in short periods of time allowing for only limited follow up and feedback opportunities, OCoPs can be beneficial and a viable alternative for teacher PD. This is because an OCoP potentially prov

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Tosi, Arturo. "First, second or foreign language learning? : political and professional support for bilingualism in national and international education." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1987. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020171/.

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Lai, Chung-ju. "Staff development for whole-language teacher in Taiwan English as a foreign language." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2571.

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This project explores the Whole Language method for developing Taiwanese students' language proficiency in both Chinese and English. It includes sections on current practice in primary-level instruction, teaching methods, learner-centered literacy, crosscultural teaching and learning, and school administration. It provides a theoretical framework for training Whole Language teachers, an instructional unit and a strategy for assessment.

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Plata, Ramirez Jose Miguel. "Language switching: a qualitative clinical study of four second language learners' composing processes." Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2962.

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Recent research about L2 writing indicates that L2 writers are likely to instruct themselves on how and what to do during the writing process, using both languages to do so. This constant switch between their L1 and their L2 during their L2 composing process is known as "language-switching" (L-S). In this qualitative clinical study my goals were mainly three: a) to describe and understand the purposes for which participants would potentially language-switch to their L1s, b) to depict the perceptions and understandings these four participants have about their personal L2 composing process and

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Wiśniewska, Sylwia. "Struggling for change : provision for the professional development of foreign language teachers of young learners in Bydgoszcz, Poland." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14483/.

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Due to economic and political changes in Poland the market for educational services has changed. A worldwide trend for an early start in foreign language (FL) instruction is reflected in the accelerated growth of numbers of younger children enrolled into various forms of FL learning in Poland. Recent changes in the new National Curriculum introduced the possibility of starting FL learning from the first grade of the elementary school. However, it seems that teacher training has not yet responded to the growing demand for qualified FL teachers of young learners (FLTYL). This study presents the

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Yeung, Lai-yin Linda, and 楊麗賢. "A study of bilingual Hong Kong adults with high professional competence in English." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3675769X.

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Dullien, Starley Beatrix. "Constructivism for the English-as-a-second-language learning environment and professional development." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2691.

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This project addresses the needs of the adult learner. The adult learner referred to in; this project comes from two distinguishable groups. One group of adult learners consists of the ESL students who attend adult school or community-based English programs. The other group of adult learners consists of the teachers within adult education ESL programs who themselves are students as they participate in professional development workshops.

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Roffman, Naomi. "The impact of an explicit, multisensory, phonics intervention programme on the professional development of the English foreign language teacher." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2012. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/273132/.

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The purpose of the research was to assess the impact of the process of professional development of English foreign language teachers in Israel who participated in the Explicit Multisensory Phonics Intervention Programme. Previous research focused on changes in knowledge, practices, student attainment, and beliefs. Changes from negative to positive self efficacy were not examined, and a model for the professional development of the English foreign language teacher did not exist. The conceptual framework is based on an integration of the concept of self efficacy with theories of professional dev

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Chae, Eunyoung Kim. "Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development Using an Interdisciplinary Approach:Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Young Children in Korea." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1406810451.

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Mongkolhutthi, Preechaya. "Professional learning and work culture in a Thai university context : the case of English as a Foreign Language lecturers." Thesis, University of York, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13051/.

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This study explores the perceptions of a group of EFL lecturers in a Thai University towards professional learning and the types of learning activities they are engaged in. It also investigates the nature of their work culture. The data presented in this study are drawn from a semester-long period of qualitative field study. In essence, the data suggest that participants engaged in several types of learning activities, both inside and outside the workplace. The participants relied more on formal than on informal professional learning activities. The inequality of access to professional learnin

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Melendy, Galon Anthony. "Professional English communication training for English for specific purposes." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1872.

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Gu, Yue. "Chinese Heritage Language School Teachers’ Pedagogical Belief and Practice of the Contextualized Language Instruction." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438857478.

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Tsai, Jui-min. "Team teaching and teachers' professional learning case studies of collaboration between foreign and Taiwanese English teachers in Taiwanese elementary schools /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1186669636.

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Avellaneda, Eulises. "Foreign Language College Achievement and the Infusion of Three Selected Web 2.0 Technologies: A Mixed Method Case Study." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6172.

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Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, Google Docs, and YouTube have become ubiquitous in today’s world of second and foreign language learning and have been the object of study (Wang & Vásquez, 2012), yet there is still a need to examine quantitatively and qualitatively how these tools impact the proficiency achievement levels of learners who use them. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact that blogs, Google Docs, and YouTube had on the achievement of college learners of Spanish as a foreign language. A mixed methods design was adopted. The quantitative data were collected from stu

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Chae, Eunyoung Kim. "Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development Using an Interdisciplinary Approach| Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Young Children in Korea." Thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3639036.

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<p> This study employed pragmatic parallel mixed methods to determine the impact of TPD on early childhood teachers' pedagogical methodology and English acquisition by young children in South Korea. The data included observations from the TPD sessions and classrooms, interviews and lesson plans, as well as the pre- and post- test scores of the 42 participant children. The findings have provided valuable insights into (1) how the HIA TPD program could serve as a means of effective TPD, positive impact on the growth of teachers' English instructional practice, and young children's English learni

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Le, Thi Thuy Chinh. "A grounded theory study on how Vietnamese higher education teachers of English as a Foreign Language construct their professional identities." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2488.

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Teacher identity has become a topic of considerable research interest for at least two decades. Realising that teachers are more than technicians instructing through evidence based methodologies, researchers have investigated the importance of identity as a critical factor in the making and performance of a teacher. The term ‘teacher’ in this research has covered a range of professionals from early-childhood practitioners to university lecturers. Among these, attention has also been paid to teachers’ subject specialisms and their educational and geographical contexts. The research reported in

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Fan, Hui-Mei. "Developing orthographic awareness among beginning Chinese language learners: investigating the influence of beginning level textbooks." Diss., University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/496.

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The present study is based on the theoretical assumptions that frequency of characters and their structural components, as well as the frequency types of structural components, are important to enable learners of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) to discover the underlying structure of Chinese characters. In the CFL context, since reliable target language input is limited largely to textbook materials and teacher instruction, it is important to more rigorously examine the inventory of Chinese characters that is typically presented in CFL textbooks. The purpose of this study was to systematic

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Shin, Yousun. "The effects of planning on L2 writing : a study of Korean learners of English as a foreign language." Diss., University of Iowa, 2008. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/44.

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Cusen, Gabriela. "Investigating vocabulary learning strategies : a case study of Romanian undergraduates with a professional interest in leaning English as a foreign language." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435878.

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Alshibany, Entessar. "Libyan teachers' beliefs about teaching 'English as a Foreign Language' at preparatory and secondary schools : teaching methodology, curriculum and professional development." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2018. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34604/.

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This thesis aims to develop an understanding and explanation about what Libyan teachers think and believe about teaching English. It examines how they regard themselves as English language teachers, addresses their beliefs about classroom practices and the current curriculum, and what might be regarded as professionalism within the Libyan educational context. This interpretive qualitative case study was conducted in the southern part of Libya and involved fifteen teachers of English from seven public schools who were purposively chosen and then observed and interviewed to generate data. Four i

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Отрощенко, Лариса Степанівна, Лариса Степановна Отрощенко та Larysa Stepanivna Otroshchenko. "Формування іншомовної професійної компетентності майбутніх фахівців зовнішньоекономічного профілю". Thesis, Харківcький національний університет ім. В. Каразіна, 2007. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/62850.

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У тезах розглянуто особливості формування іншомовної професійної компетентності у вищих навчальних закладах.<br>In the abstract peculiarities of foreign language professional competence forming in the higher educational institutions are considered.

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Alkhboli, Naema Ali Alarabi. "Qualified to teach : the induction experience of English language novice teachers in Libyan secondary schools." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4549/.

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This study is an investigation of Libyan English language novice teachers' experiences during their first three years after qualifying. Its aim is to inform the development of an induction framework for supporting newcomers to the profession in secondary schools. In this mixed methods study I employed a two-pronged approach: quantitative methods for mapping the territory and to see the wider picture, and qualitative methods to gain an in-depth understanding of the teachers' experiences and thoughts during their first three years of teaching. Quantitative data were generated by a survey questio

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Балацька, Наталія Іванівна, and Nataliia Balatska. "Adaptation of the first year students to learning foreign language for special purposes." Thesis, Національний авіаційний університет, 2019. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/39047.

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The article deals with the problems of didactical and psychological adaptation of the first year students to studying at universities and to learning foreign language for special purposes in particular. It describes the main didactical projects and foreign language methods.<br>В статье рассматриваются вопросы дидактической и психологической адаптации студентов-первокурсников к обучению в университете и изучению иностранного языка профессионального направления в частности, указываются основные дидактические проекты и методы преподавания иностранного языка.<br>В статті розкриваються питання ди

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Seliman, Salbiah. "The genre and the genre expectations of engineering oral presentations related to academic and professional contexts." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1778.

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This research was done to find out if engineering oral presentations (EOPs) are a genre, if there are systematic differences between EOPs delivered by native speakers (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs) of English, if there are systematic differences between EOPs delivered by novices and experts and, if the engineering discourse community (DC) members have beliefs concerning what constitute 'good' EOPs. One engineering seminar and four engineering conferences carried out in Malaysia and the UK between March and September 1994 were participated. From this participant observation exercise, 100

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Vuksanovich, Monica Lee. "The FLES teacher's voice: a case study examining the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on elementary school foreign language teachers." Diss., University of Iowa, 2009. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/270.

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This study examines the perceptions of foreign language elementary school (FLES) teachers under current federal education legislation, specifically the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. The study data was collected during the fall of 2008, while Congress continued to debate the reauthorization of NCLB and just prior to the U.S. presidential election. The study gives voice a traditionally under-researched group of teachers, elementary school foreign language teachers. Inner-city public FLES teachers at Murray Language Academy, a Chicago (Illinois, U.S.A.) Public School (CPS), shared thei

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Al-Halwachi, Salman Radhi. "Professional development of teachers of English as a foreign language in Bahrain : with particular reference to in-service provision for secondary school teachers." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1990. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35529/.

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The notion that an effective teacher is more likely to be able to bring about effective learning has led the writer of this thesis to investigate the characteristics of 'the effective' teacher and how they can be enhanced by means of INSET arrangements. It is assumed that these arrangements have to take care of the development of not only the personal qualities, professional awareness and pedagogical abilities of the teachers, but have also to take into account the learners, the curriculum and the learning context which are necessary for any teaching-learning process. It is suggested that thes

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Cai, Shengrong. "The Impact of an Online Learning Community Project on University Chinese as a Foreign Language Students' Motivation." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3026.

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This study empirically investigated the impact of an online learning community project on university students' motivation in learning Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). A newly-proposed L2 motivation theory - the L2 motivational self system (Dörnyei 2005; 2009) - was used as the theoretical framework for this study. The three aspects of motivation (ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, and L2 learning experience), as described in this theory, were measured before and after the online project. Specific motivating and demotivating features of the online project were generated from participants' res

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Mahrous, Doaa S. "BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR ENGLISH-AS-A-FOREIGN LANGUAGE TUTORS DURING PRIVATE TUTORING." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/260.

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The creation of a community of practice of tutors--a shared practice among a group of people who share the same domain--enables second-language learners to facilitate their acquisition of English by embracing new learning strategies while they learn the target language. The community of tutors’ perspective allows for the incorporation of the individual’s particular second-language-acquisition needs and goals. This presentation presents a proposed study that took place at the Yasuda Center at California State University, San Bernardino in the summer of 2015. Students in the English Language Pro

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Anderson, Elsa Maria. "Teacher change: The effect of a professional development intervention on middle school mainstream teachers of English language learners." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12074/.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a professional development intervention conducted with mainstream middle school teachers of English language learners (ELLs) in a North Texas school district. Teacher change was examined in the context of this intervention. Three groups of teachers participated in this study. Group 1 (n= 4) consisted of teachers returning to the intervention for a second year. Group 2 (n= 12) consisted of teachers new to the intervention. Group 3 (n = 16) served as the control group and consisted of teachers who were not part of the intervention. Mixe

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Elhensheri, Nafisa. "An investigation into academic, professional and pedagogic aspects of the training programme for teachers of English as a foreign language at Al-Fateh University, Libya." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4153.

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Wang, Shenggao. "Intermediate-Level Chinese Language Learners' Social Communication in Chinese on Facebook: A Mixed Methods Study." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4606.

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With Facebook widely embraced by college students, exploring its educational uses has piqued both educators' and researchers' interest (Mills, 2011; Reinhardt & Zander, 2011; Thorne, 2011). Drawing on a functional perspective of language use, this study explored what kind of language functions intermediate-level Chinese language learners performed when they conducted social communication in Chinese on Facebook and whether conducting weekly social communication in Chinese on Facebook impacted their writing ability. A mixed methods design was adopted. A qualitative approach addressed discourse f

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Vonganusith, Vijittra. "A computer-supported EFL course : a pilot study for the professional education of pre-service teachers in higher education practice in Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/170.

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English has been taught as a foreign language for over a century, and plays an important role at all levels of the Thai education system. At higher education levels, English skills are essential components of every pre-service teacher's professional education. In order to maximise opportunities for future teachers to develop their English skills, the teaching and learning of these skills has blended with the utilisation of ICT in many developed and developing countries. The research and the experiences of practitioners suggest that this new educational environment can benefit learning outcomes

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Kostina, Marina V. "Exploration of student perceptions of autonomy, student-instructor dialogue and satisfaction in a web-based distance Russian language classroom: a mixed methods study." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1003.

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The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the relationship between autonomy, student-instructor dialogue, and student satisfaction within a web-based distance Russian language course. Forty six (46) students from two US higher education institutions participated in this study. Using an Exploratory Model with the elements of an Explanatory Model (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007), the qualitative and quantitative data were collected at the middle and at the end of the course to provide thorough investigation of the three variables, to reveal their interactions with each other, and to d

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