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Are we speaking the same language: Exploring meaning construction in a first-year composition classroom.
(1997)
Data revealed that disjunctions occurred between the teacher's intentions for making the assignments and the students interpretations of the assignments on some level with all three essays. Data analysis also indicated ...
“ME NO MORE COME”: PERSISTENCE AND QUITTING AMONG ADULT SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERS
(2018-08)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what makes adult Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) stay or drop out of English class in a non-profit English literacy center in a city in a southwestern state ...
Emerging voices of undergraduate writers: A study of the phenomenon of writing changes during the college years.
(2007)
College faculty can support the growth of undergraduate writers by establishing a learning community focused on learning as motivation. Conferences that provide specific, concrete suggestions, as well as leading questions, ...
Teaching what we know: Perspectives on the teaching practices and writing habits of freshman composition instructors.
(1998)
I found that each participant defined the word "writer" in a different way. They also established individual criteria for whether they were writers; for example, the participant who wrote prolifically did not consider ...
A study on the effects of situated cognition on the study of foreign language.
(1997)
This study examined situated cognition and anchored instruction in the context of foreign language learning. Based upon situated learning models proposed by McLellan (1996) and Thurman (1993), a situated lesson was adapted ...
Indonesian Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Teaching L2 Reading
(2014-05-09)
Abstract
Student teachers’ beliefs in Indonesian contexts are rarely explored. The aims of this case study are to answer the following questions: 1) What are Indonesian student teachers’ beliefs about teaching L2 reading?, ...
The [Integrated] Art of Teaching: Early Career Teachers' Perceptions of Integrated Arts Practices and their Creative Self-Efficacy
(2019-05-10)
From teacher preparation programs, preservice and novice teachers understand the expectations and their responsibility to prepare secondary students for tests required for postsecondary opportunities. But often forgotten ...
Employed, rural high school seniors, mandatory attendance, and senior English: A phenomenological exploration.
(2007)
This phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of seven employed high school seniors to explore the research question: How do rural, employed high school seniors approach learning in English, their only required ...
Using Young Adult Literature as the Cornerstone of Literacy: Pairing Young Adult Novels with the Classics
(2016-05-13)
English classes are still relying on novels taught consistently since the eighties if not earlier. Though our students have changed drastically since that time, our teaching methods and texts have not. And now, only 20% ...