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Yu, Hsien-Yu. "Computer-assisted English as a foreign language curriculum design." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1311.

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Price, Cecelia Joyce. "Multimodal Design for Secondary English Language Arts: A Portraiture Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984194/.

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Employing the research approach known as portraiture, this study investigated the varying ways in which three secondary English language arts teachers at a visual and performing arts high school conceptualized and designed multimodal literacy learning. Also studied were the ways in which their students responded to these designs; and in keeping with portraiture, attention went to the changes in the researcher's own understandings. This multi-case study and cross-case analysis built on prior multimodal literacy research in secondary education, but unlike previous studies, gave major attention to how teachers' conceptualization of multimodality and their own roles related to the designs that they produced. Since the school emphasized arts as well as academics, particular attention went to teachers' conceptions of, and designs for, arts-related multimodalities. Data for the portraits came from observations, teacher and student interviews, artifacts, and a researcher journal. Recursive analysis focused on repetitive refrains, resonant metaphors, and emergent themes, which provided data for "painting" the teachers' portraits in prose. Findings show the connections among teachers' beliefs, values, and the multimodal designs, which included images, movement, sound, classroom displays, and room arrangements. The three teachers took dramatically different approaches to multimodal designs as they created their productions of English language arts. Differences across teachers were related to their conceptions of multimodal design (i.e., for social activism, for expression, for edification) and to their conceptions of their roles as multimodal literacy designers (i.e., challenger, facilitator, channel). Students' responses to, and participation in, the multimodal activities also varied across classroom and teacher. The concluding discussion addresses the relation of arts integration to multimodal literacy education, the value of students' transmodal activity, and connections between multimodality and portraiture. The study illustrates the potential of portraiture for studies of multimodality as well as the potential of using multiple modes to "paint" portraits. Lawrence-Lightfoot, S., & Davis, J. H. (1997). The art and science of portraiture. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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Xie, Qin, and 谢琴. "Test design and use, preparation, and performance: a structural equation modeling study of consequentialvalidity." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44548692.

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Chanduloy, George Felix, and 陳炳江. "Design of a task-based reading ability test in English as a foreign language." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31948765.

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LI, HAO. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH AND ANCIENT CHINESE GARDEN DESIGN." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin975339478.

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Hong, Tia-Ying. "Curriculum design for strategy-based listening in English as a foreign language." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1461.

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Huang, Shu-Hsien. "Developing the English communicative competence of junior college students in Taiwan: A curriculum design project." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1149.

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Ford, Monica A. "HELP: A holistic english literacy program for multicultural elementary classrooms of students acquiring English as a second language." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2947.

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Hassan, Doaa Esmat Abdel-Kader. "Green school grounds : a study of sustainable landscape design in English primary schools." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577571.

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School design in England has undergone a process of continued development in response to political and educational reforms. The last decade has witnessed unprecedented investment in building schools programmes, which were initiated by the last Labour Government. It had an ambition to build schools that would make a major contribution to promoting sustainability. To date there has been little critical analysis of these new schools and the contribution that their associated landscape has made towards delivering sustainability. Where there has been research this has focused on the performance of new school buildings and social aspects of school grounds. This research has studied the sustainable profiles and potential of landscape in primary schools, aiming to identify the key drivers and challenges to achieving sustainable landscape. Existing environmental and design assessment tools, to varying degrees, undervalued the contribution that landscape can make to environmental performance of schools. As a result, this research developed a comprehensive assessment tool for this purpose. Five new primary schools in England were identified for detailed research into the key drivers which contribute to or challenge delivering sustainable landscape. Site visits and qualitative interviews with the selected schools' designers and headteachers provided information about how they were designed and managed. In depth analysis was done using the developed assessment tool. This study revealed a number of important findings. School grounds are still significantly undervalued in terms of the wider contribution they can make to sustainability. This was reflected in under investment in school grounds and lack of considering their on-going management requirements. Existing policies do not fully recognise and support their potential because of their focus on the building. Schools that did succeed were invariably supported by a highly committed design team, school community and the Local Authority. Irrespective of budget, the most successful designs were those which recognised the potential to integrate the building with the school grounds and to extend this approach to the wider landscape.
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Chiu, Man-ming Joseph, and 趙敏明. "The design of an ESL academic reading skills programme." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1986. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3862638X.

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Jefferay, Charlotte Ruth. "The design, implementation and evaluation of an English language development component within a Grahamstown community project." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002633.

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The Grahamstown Tertiary Education Bridging Project (GRATEP) was formed in 1991 by a group of post-matriculants from Grahamstown who had not been accepted into any tertiary institution for 1991. The overall aim of GRATEP was to prepare these students for tertiary education. The Academic Skills Programme at Rhodes University offered a programme in English Language Development. The present study aimed to research the design, implementation and evaluation of the GRATEP English Language Development programme which was implemented from May through to October 1991. A multimethod approach has been used to assess the progress made by the students in terms of developing communicative competence in English and to evaluate the course itself. The data included writing samples, questionnaires, exercises in hierarchical organization, a clozetest, comments made by the students and the participant observers. The programme appeared to have been most effective in terms of building confidence, developing academic skills and encouraging the students to take greater responsibility for their own learning. Statistical comparisons of the first and final writing samples revealed no overall significant improvement in communicative competence in English. However, comparisons of the scores in the categories and sub-categories of communicative competence revealed that students had improved in their ability to structure and organize their writing. The research raised questions about the design, implementation and assessment of non-formal language courses of this kind and made suggestions for improvement and further research.
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Wilson, Craig Steven. "Using a computer negotiations simulation to improve the writing of English language learners in a specially designed academic instruction in English world history class." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1672.

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Ashworth, Margaret Jane. ""To be" in design, travel and nature: The applicability of E-Prime to descriptive writing." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/971.

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Wu, King-lok Michael. "A study of the design of ELT textbooks used in Hong Kong secondary schools to what extent are concepts of learner autonomy incorporated into them? /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31648162.

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Ramanathan, Rathna. "English little presses, book design and production: A study of five London publishers, 1945-1979." Thesis, University of Reading, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488006.

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The aim of this thesis is to examine the practice of publishing followed by English little presses in the post-World War II period, with particular emphasis on the design and production of books. There is relatively little published material on these presses from the perspective of publishing and design history, and this thesis seeks to redress some of this imbalance. Using a case-study approach, this thesis focuses on the publishing practice of five London-based presses over a thirty-five-year period (1945-1979): Stuart Montgomery's Fulcrum Press, Stefan and Franciszka Themerson's Gaberbocchus Press, Roy Lewis's Keepsake Press, Asa Benveniste's Trigram Press, and Bob Cobbing's Writers Forum. It draws from a variety of sources, including interviews with many closely associated with the presses, archival material (such as correspondence with authors and suppliers, invoices, and artwork), and an analysis of editions published by these presses. The thesis briefly compares little press practice to mainstream publishing and private press practice of the time. Relationships between little presses and mainstream organizations including the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Poetry Society are also briefly considered. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part provides the general context and background and consists of two chapters. The first chapter critically evaluates published material related to little press publishing from different angles, including publishing history, design and printing history, and literary history, with the intention of establishing key sources. The second chapter provides brief biographical information about the principals, and considers their individual methods of operation, including editorial agendas, approaches to marketing and distribution, and financial support. The second part of this thesis is focused on aspects of book production and design, and begins by providing a brief overview of mainstream book production and design during this period. Subsequent chapters, organised by press, examine different aspects of book production and design, with the intention of establishing the extent to which design was an important factor in little press publishing. The approaches, methods, and equipment employed in book production are discussed, and an overview of each press's approach to book design with particular emphasis on typography, illustration, layout and colour is provided. This is further supplemented by a detailed analysis of a chosen title published by each press. An illustrated catalogue of 357 books published by these presses provides added visual context.
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Clover, Catherine. "The English Crown and military architecture in Gascony in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries : a documentary study." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325249.

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Rodriguez, Lisa Ann. "A Q-methodology study of adult English language learners' perceptions of audience response systems (clickers) as communication aides." ScholarWorks, 2010. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/808.

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This study explored the perceptions of adult English language learners about the use of audience response systems (clickers) to facilitate communication in a classroom environment. In the early stages of second language acquisition, learners' receptive capabilities surpass expressive capabilities, often rendering them silent in their second language. Educational strategies and tools may be available to help English language learners communicate more effectively by enabling them to demonstrate their knowledge and express their opinions nonverbally. Many studies have been conducted with clickers, but none were found pertaining to adult English language learners. Second language acquisition theory provided the theoretical base for this research. In this Q-methodological study, adult English language learners enrolled in a computer skills course ranked statements about using clickers according to how closely they align with their personal perceptions. Factor analysis was performed to identify commonalities and patterns in perceptions. The findings support the view that second language acquisition theory influences how technology tools are perceived by English language learners. Adults with lower English language proficiency levels perceived the anonymity provided by clickers to be beneficial. Participants with beginning to intermediate levels of English proficiency perceived the clickers to be more valuable for communication than did those with lower levels of English proficiency. Results of this study may affect positive social change by leading to more effective instructional and assessment practices for adult English language learners and by fostering research into the viability of educational technology communication tools with all English language learners.
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Elizalde, Ricardo Omar Sr. "Connected Learning and Academic Language Scaffolds| A Design Based Research Study with Long Term English Learners." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10748834.

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This qualitative design based research study examined the Connected Learning theoretical framework coupled with academic language scaffolds for Long Term English Learners (LTELs) in a secondary public school setting. The participants of this study were students that have been in the United States for more than six years and have yet to be reclassified as fluent in English, thus they are labeled as LTELs. The setting for this design-based research study was one ninth grade sheltered English class and one 12th grade sheltered English class in an urban high school in Northern California. There were two implementations of this design based curriculum and each cycle lasted four days. The first implementation took place in October of 2016 and the second implementation took place during November of 2016. Students created and shared media across digital platforms using paragraph and sentence frames. As a result of this design based curriculum several students were able to create video letters to the next president of the United States on an iPad and share them on a digital platform. The design and implementation of a connected learning environment included three design principles and three learning principles and can be a successful system in other classrooms structured to serve LTELs if enough time is provided to enact all components of the design.

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Luo, Lan. "Needs analysis and curriculum design : a case study of non-Chinese-speaking staff at the University of Macau." Thesis, University of Macau, 2006. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1637020.

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Fulkerson, Tahita N. (Tahita Niemeyer). "A Faculty Orientation and Design for Writing Across the Curriculum." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331080/.

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A Faculty Orientation and Design for Writing Across the Curriculum is a case study of the work done to introduce the concept of writing across the curriculum at an urban community college. Emphasizing the related processes of learning, thinking, and writing, the researcher describes private interviews and analyzes transcriptions of small group meetings designed to discuss ways to encourage increased quantity and improved quality of writing in vocational and university-parallel courses on the campus. The focus of the study is the transcription of the faculty meetings where teachers reveal their methodologies and educational philosophies as they discuss ways to provide increased writing opportunities to large classes of open-door students. The culmination of the orientation project is a faculty booklet of ways to increase writing. The researcher concludes that although a writing "program" is not in place as a result of the year's work, essential groundwork for such a program is laid.
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Ray, Martha Margaret. "The interaction of cognitive style, as measured by the Myers-Briggs type indicator, and structure in lesson design in an English lesson." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26905.

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This study tested the hypothesis that students who were identified as possessing an intuitive preference, or cognitive style, on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator would learn most about a series of poetry concepts if they were in an environment which emphasized discovery learning and low levels of structure. Conversely, those students who were identified as possessing a sensing preference, or cognitive style on the indicator would learn most in a more directed and structured environment. Data was gathered on 167 Grade 8 students who had been randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Analysis of variance and linear regression revealed significant disordinal interaction for one of the two treatment methods. The interaction partially supported the hypothesis: "N" students achieved most in a discovery-learning environment (P<.005 and P<.001), while "S" students were not significantly advantaged in the more directed and structured environment.
Education, Faculty of
Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
Graduate
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Sun, Selisik Zeynep Eda. "College Adjustment: A Study On English Prep School Students Studying In Northern Cyprus." Phd thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611439/index.pdf.

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This study was conducted to explore the college adjustment of first year college students studying at a university in Northern Cyprus. Study I which used longitudinal mixed method design, examined changes in social, academic, and total college adjustment, perceived stress, self-esteem, college adjustment self-efficacy, cultural distance levels of students through three assessments (3 months, 6 months, 9 months)
and investigated college adjustment process and experiences of students through three interviews at three stages (3 months, 6 months, 9 months). Participants were 14 English Preparatory School Turkish students at a university in the Northern Cyprus. Study II, investigated the role of gender, academic achievement, student club membership, perceived stress, self-esteem, college adjustment self-efficacy, and cultural distance, on college adjustment. Participants were 186 English Preparatory School Turkish students at a university in the Northern Cyprus. In Study II, data were collected at the end of the academic year. In Study I, it was found that, students&rsquo
self-controlled persistence of activity dimension of CASES scores increased significantly from 3 to 6 months, and students&rsquo
cultural distance scores increased from 3 to 9 months. However, no significant differences were encountered in other variables&rsquo
scores among three assessments. The qualitative findings indicated that students experienced several challenges and frequently used active coping strategies to deal with them. During this challenging process family and friends were the two prime sources of support for the students. Students also revealed that their first year experience contributed to several positive personal changes and their supportive social network and previous experiences/life style were two important facilitative factors in their adaptation process. In Study II, the results of the three hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that combination of all 5 predictors in three steps explained 34 % of variance in total college adjustment, 31 % of variance in social adjustment, and 34 % of variance in academic adjustment scores of the students. Among all individual predictor variables
self adjustment in human relations dimension of CASES, self-esteem, student club membership were positive predictors of overall college adjustment and social adjustment
academic achievement and self-controlled persistence of activity dimension of CASES were positive predictors of academic adjustment. On the other hand, perceived stress was a negative predictor of overall college adjustment and academic adjustment.
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Lockwood, Jane. "Language programme training design and evaluation processes in Hong Kong workplaces." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31244543.

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Qotbah, Mohammed Abdullah. "Needs analysis and the design of courses in English for academic purposes : a study of the use of English language at the University of Qatar." Thesis, Durham University, 1990. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1505/.

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Erozan, Fatos. "Evaluating The Language Improvement Courses In The Undergraduate Elt Curriculum At Eastern Mediterranian University: A Case Study." Phd thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606120/index.pdf.

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The present study evaluates the language improvement courses in the undergraduate curriculum of the Department of English Language Teaching (ELT) at Eastern Mediterranean University. The language improvement courses are: Oral Communication Skills I and II, Reading Skills I, II, and Advanced Reading Skills, Writing Skills I, II and Advanced Writing Skills, and English Grammar I and II. In this evaluation study, the adapted version of Bellon and Handler&rsquo
s (1982) curriculum evaluation model was employed. The participants of the study were six instructors teaching the language improvement courses and students enrolled in these courses. The data, both qualitative and quantitative, were collected through course evaluation questionnaires for students, interviews with students and teachers, classroom observations, and examination of relevant written documents such as course policy sheets, course materials, and assessment tools used in the courses. The results of the study show that generally the language improvement courses were effective in terms of five aspects specified in the evaluation model employed in the study, as perceived by the students and the instructors. However, the students and the instructors suggested making some changes to the existing language improvement courses to make them more effective and better adjusted to the students&rsquo
needs and expectations. Some important conclusions drawn and recommendations made were: Practice (i.e. practice and production) component in the language improvement courses should be enhanced, a wider variety of authentic materials should be used in the courses, various methods and activities should be utilized in teaching-learning process, and intra-subject and inter-subject relationships (i.e. continuity and coherence) between or among the courses need to be strengthened.
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Hahn, Sara Leigh-Anne 1969. "Developing the English language vocabulary of native Korean-speaking students through Guided Language Acquisition Design." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10221.

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xiv, 203 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
The primary purpose of this research is to determine whether the implementation of Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) teaching strategies increases the English receptive language and expressive vocabulary development of native Korean-speaking students. A secondary focus of the study is to identify specific GLAD strategies that are observed to be effective at supporting the expanding vocabulary of students. Because English language learners need to learn and use vocabulary words for different purposes and in different contexts, this dissertation is focused on vocabulary development for second language acquisition that is not in the context of reading. Participants included 16 native Korean-speaking students (grade 1, N = 11; grade 2, N = 5) and their teachers ( N = 7). The teachers used seven GLAD strategies to implement their science curriculum over a period of approximately 7 weeks. All of the teacher resources that were necessary to implement the GLAD strategies were provided. Quantitative data were collected on curriculum dependent as well as curriculum independent measures and were analyzed using paired-samples t tests to determine if growth occurred in the student's English receptive and expressive vocabulary development. Results indicate that curriculum independent measures produced findings that were statistically significant in receptive language only, at least at the small sample size. Curriculum dependent measures, however, did produce findings of learning gains that were statistically significant in both areas. These findings suggest that when vocabulary words are carefully selected from the curriculum, intentionally taught and implemented through a variety of strategies, it is possible that receptive language and expressive vocabulary growth may occur on targeted vocabulary. Qualitative data were also collected through teacher interviews, observation checklists, and web-based teacher questionnaires. The qualitative data were coded and analyzed for patterns to provide information on the implementation and effectiveness of the GLAD strategies. Three strategies, the cognitive content dictionary, total physical response, and 10/2, were identified as strategies that were (a) used frequently, (b) showing effective use when implemented, and (c) used to teach the target vocabulary words. Qualitative data also revealed that these three strategies were used throughout the day and not exclusively during science.
Committee in charge: Kathleen Scalise, Chairperson, Educational Leadership; Gerald Tindal, Member, Educational Leadership; Edward Kameenui, Member, Special Education and Clinical Sciences; Jean Stockard, Outside Member, Planning Public Policy & Mgmt
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Kong, Po-ping, and 江保平. "An evaluation of the design of ELT textbooks used in Hong Kong primary schools : do authors integrate principles of learner autonomy into textbooks?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207133.

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This study investigates whether principles of learner autonomy are integrated into ELT textbooks used in Hong Kong primary schools. Primary quantitative data were generated through an analysis of textbooks, and the supporting qualitative data came from interviews with teachers and lesson observations. Two sets with a total of twelve English language textbooks published for Primary Four, Primary Five and Primary Six students by Oxford University Press (China) Ltd. and Pearson Hong Kong were evaluated. Five teachers participated in the interviews while lesson observations were conducted with three of them. The results show that principles of learner autonomy are included in the textbooks to some extent. Out of the five key principles of learner autonomy, only self-assessment is achieved fully. The other key principles are partly achieved (i.e. self-selecting learning strategies, self-selecting materials and classroom activities) or not achieved (i.e. self-setting goals and self-reflection). There is currently not enough attention given in these primary ELT textbooks to promoting learner autonomy. In addition, it is found that there is no great difference in the degree of learner autonomy promoted across educational levels. The findings also suggest that different authors have different levels of awareness of promoting learner autonomy. This study concludes that a set of guidelines about the incorporation of principles relating to learner autonomy would facilitate authors and publishers in designing textbooks.
published_or_final_version
Applied English Studies
Master
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics
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Pitcher, Jeffrey Christian. "Use of a video based instruction program to enhance English literature and writing concepts." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2887.

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In this project an educational DVD about the life and writing styles of John Steinbeck was developed for use in high school freshman classrooms at Yucaipa High School. Additional activities to stimulate students' writing and composition in the style of Steinbeck were created to match educational theory and state standards.
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Wu, King-lok Michael, and 胡敬諾. "A study of the design of ELT textbooks used in Hong Kong secondary schools: to what extent are concepts oflearner autonomy incorporated into them?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31648162.

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Ahn, Soonja. "Cognitive-affective outcomes of classroom writing activities in Korean English as a foreign language." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2434.

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This project addresses writing instruction by teaching journal writing, interactive writing, and poetry instruction to Koreans in the English-as-a-foreign language situation. Writing and indentity construction and writing conferences are also addressed. The curriculum is designed for EFL teachers in Korea at the target-teaching level grades 3-6.
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Huang, Yuqing. "A curriculum design project: The use of critical thinking and graphic organizers in the EFL writing process." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1212.

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Peterson, Eric. "Teacher beliefs about implementing Project GLAD (uided Language Acquisition Design)| A quantitative study through the framework of expectancy-value theory." Thesis, Concordia University Chicago, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3670609.

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This study investigated the barriers and facilitators to general teacher implementation of Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) through the framework of expectancy-value theory. This research was a modified replication of a study by Foley (2011) which investigated the factors that impeded or supported teacher implementation of a different instructional innovation using expectancy-value theory as the theoretical framework. Quantitative data was gathered for this study through an online survey emailed to grade PreK-12 teachers throughout the United States that were trained in Project GLAD. Valid responses to the survey were provided by 173 teachers. The scaled independent variables studied were teacher self-reported perceptions of expectancy, value, cost, and certain types of support surrounding their use of Project GLAD. As in the study by Foley (2011) additional demographic and training independent variables were studied from teacher self-reported data on the survey including the level of Project GLAD training, the recency of Project GLAD training, current grade level taught, years teaching at current grade level, and old degree versus recent degree. The scaled dependent variable studied was teacher general implementation of Project GLAD in their instruction. Data from survey responses was analyzed using descriptive, linear, and multiple linear regression methodology. Teacher levels of expectancy, value and training were found significant positive predictors of general teacher implementation of Project GLAD. Similar to the study by Foley (2011), the findings indicate that increasing the level of particular types of school support to teachers, including coaching and earning higher certifications in Project GLAD will increase their levels of Project GLAD implementation. Areas recommended for further research include teacher implementation of specific Project GLAD strategies, the particular types of support that facilitate implementation, and specific barriers and facilitators to implementation at the secondary grade levels. The use of observational and qualitative methodologies to confirm and expand the findings of this study is also recommended.

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Collins, Linda J. "Participants’ Perceptions of The Instructional Design of an Online Professional Development Module for Teachers of English Language Learners: A Q Methodology Study." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1258338641.

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Kotze, Yolanda. "Developing a framework for the writing of ESP study guides / Yolanda Kotze." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1699.

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Teaching through specifically designed and produced learning materials is a widely used and accepted way of teaching in higher education both nationally and internationally. Although this kind of teaching is used mainly in the field of distance education, it has become increasingly popular at traditional universities in face-to-face methods of education. Developing language-learning materials that meets the needs of English for Specific Purposes learners is a process that requires meticulous planning as English for Specific Purposes courses are aimed at meeting the career needs of the learners. An empirical study was conducted to determine the perceptions and concerns of learners using the ENGL 122 study guide at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). The results of the study indicated that the learners were positive that the study guide enhanced their learning process, but various concerns were also raised by the learners. This study also aimed to create a framework for the writing of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) study guides. In order to achieve this, a literature study was done to provide information about the relevant theories and principles that apply to ESP study guide development. The literature study also included aspects that need to be taken into consideration when designing or planning the development of an ESP study guide.
Thesis (Ph.D. (English))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Mullett, Margaret. "Conducting a randomised experiment in eight English prisons : a participant observation study of testing the Sycamore Tree Programme." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2016. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/275047.

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This dissertation is a participant observer’s account of implementing a multisite, randomised controlled trial within Her Majesty’s Prison Service. It adds to a scarce literature detailing the steps involved in implementing experiments in custodial settings by providing a candid account of the route from planning to successful implementation. The randomised controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sycamore Tree Programme. This programme’s goal is to teach prisoners the wider harm of crime and includes a face-to-face meeting between a victim of crime and the participating offenders. It derives its rehabilitative potential from restorative justice and seeks to foster hope that change is possible for offenders, thus aiding them to desist from crime. Its development and theoretical basis are described for the first time. In an in-depth narrative the dissertation details how at every stage strategies were developed to manage participant procurement, random assignment, maintaining treatment integrity, and preparing for final outcome measurements. The randomised controlled trial was designed to produce an individual experiment in eight prisons. These will be combined in a meta-analysis as well as analysed as a pooled sample. Overall the implementation process took close to two years and involved a charitable body, Her Majesty’s Prison Service, the National Offender Management Service, and two police forces. This work has demonstrated how the unstable nature of English prison populations and the risk-averse climate must be addressed when conducting experiments in that environment. It has also illustrated the gap between the rhetoric of evidence-based policy and the facilitation of research designed to seek that evidence. Nevertheless, developing trusting relationships and combining rapidly learnt skills with inherent abilities ensured that the evaluation methodology was supported and protected through the various challenges it met. Finally, the dissertation suggests conditions for closer collaboration between government executive bodies and researchers that might increase the number of experiments undertaken in prisons. It also aims to encourage researchers that prison experiments, although not easy, are feasible, defendable, and, above all, worthwhile.
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Lam, Ian Ian. "The development of ESP teaching materials for secondary students studying fashion design in Macao." Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1942473.

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Kehoe, Thomas Edward Fitzgerald. "How do senior politicians and officers design and implement spending cuts to services? : a comparative study of two English Shire authorities (2010-11 to 2015-16)." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12887/.

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Between 2010 and 2020, central government funding to English and Welsh local authorities declined by up to 56 per cent. County councils were forced to cut spending through efficiency savings or by cutting or reducing services. This research compares how senior politicians and officers in two local authorities balanced different spending priorities in the face of funding shortfalls. Drawing on 55 in-depth qualitative interviews and analysis of spending cutback decisions over a five-year period, my research shows how local government reorganisation (LGR) impacted on the design and implementation of spending cuts. In my first case study, identified as ‘Northshire’, LGR facilitated the adoption of new corporate management practices, while in ‘Southshire’ these were firmly embedded before austerity. LGR provided a valuable organisational and political framework for embedding new working practices but did not change Northshire’s preference for maintaining in-house service provision, unlike in Southshire where divesting all but a few core services was proposed. Evidently, the scale and pace at which fundamental change to existing service delivery models was implemented was affected by recent or long-standing organisational practices and the willingness of senior politicians and officers to embrace a reform agenda. In Southshire, the pace of reform negatively impacted on the capacity of staff to implement organisational change, undermining the political and organisational legitimacy of the spending cutback process. My research suggests these failings were compounded by a lack of consultation with critical internal and external stakeholders. This contrasted with Northshire, where a more consultative, incremental, top-down project management approach to reform was adopted. My findings suggest that by staggering the pace at which fundamental change to services were introduced, greater opportunities for service user and stakeholder consultation were provided, helping to ease some of the political and organisational difficulties associated with designing and implementing tough spending cutback choices.
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Chalapati, Supaporn, and Supaporn chalapati@rmit edu au. "The Internationalisation of Higher Education in Thailand: Case Studies of Two English-Medium Business Graduate Programs." RMIT University. Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080729.145018.

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This thesis discusses the impact of economic globalisation on Thai higher education and society. Thailand's severe economic crisis in the second half of 1997 through 1998 has led to education reform at all levels. Since the crisis, Thailand has been focusing on the development of its human potential and creativity and enhancing the capability of communities, societies and the nation as a whole. The education system of Thailand is being redirected away from nation-building objectives towards 'human capital' creation; education is seen as a form of economic investment. Thailand, like its industrialising neighbours in Southeast Asia and close Western neighbours, is striving to adjust to the pressures of economic globalisation. As a result, Thailand's higher education system is undergoing significant intellectual and strategic reorientation to meet the demands of the modern global economy. Urged by government and employers to produce graduates with more globally relevant knowledge and skills, Thai universities are attempting to redefine their relevance with increased emphasis on proficiency in English. This imperative explains the expansion of full-fee English-medium education and the emergence of government policies encouraging the internationalisation of curricula. Since the mid-1990s, successive Thai governments have paid some attention to the concept of internationalisation but have yet to produce a clear statement of what internationalisation means in the Thai context. Thailand's internationalisation policy, such as it is, aims to cultivate a globally skilled workforce and has directly encouraged the establishment of English-medium business graduate programs, branded as 'international' at a number of leading universities in Bangkok. This thesis examines concerns as to the level of English proficiency achieved by students passing through these programs and questions the appropriateness of the term 'international' for programs, many of which appear to be cloned from business studies degrees offered in major native English-speaking countries. While government policies assert the need to reform education at all levels, both the idea and the parameters of 'internationalisation' remain ill-defined. Consequently, this thesis maps out the scope of internationalisation in education from a global and a local Thai perspective to present a more integrated framework for analysing the implications of the policies. The approach taken presents a multilayered and holistic reading of significant economic and cultural change taking place in Thailand through the lens of higher education reforms and public debates about globalisation and education. More specifically, this thesis examines internationalisation of Thai higher education as an aspect of globalisation and 'global' practice at the 'local' level, observable in the policies, statements, actions and intentions expressed by political leaders, government officials, university administrators, teachers, students and employers. Significantly, Thai cultural characteristics have a profound impact on these key acto rs' attitudes towards practice of international education, particularly in the cross-cultural teaching and learning settings. This thesis argues that a more holistic and integrated approach to internationalisation across all related policy domains is needed if the country is to more effectively respond to the challenges of a globalising world.
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Hishmeh, Amber Lee. "Neurolinguistic programming as observational and mediational strategies in teaching primary-level English as a second language." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2882.

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This project serves as a resource for kindergarten ESL educators to explore more creative multisensory teaching strategies. The five methodologies presented are Neurolinguistic Programming, Suggestopedia, music, storytelling and Total Physical Response.
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Lee, Cheun-Yeong. "A Case Study of Using Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication System for Spoken English Teaching and Learning Based on Sociocultural Theory and Communicative Language Teaching Approach Curriculum." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1242144550.

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Bezi, Nicole Allison. "Exploring creative writing in the middle school classroom via the effective use of multimedia." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2800.

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The purpose of this project is to develop a website by which students can improve their understanding of literary elements. This project will aid the students in completing some research as part of the initial stages of the WebQuest, to help them better understand the importance of literary elements.
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Muriana, Marina Borges. "O percurso da lagarta: tradição e complexidade no ensino de língua inglesa em escolas de idiomas." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21433.

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In this research I investigate the phenomena traditional class, whose backbone is the coursebook, and complex class, based on the Complex Educational Design (CED), both from the students’ perspective. The phenomena emerge from experiences in English language classes for adults, at a language institute. The English proficiency level in Brazil is not satisfactory when compared to other countries and, associated to that, the contemporary world demands didactic alternatives which can be more inclusive, being able to embrace the interwoven network knowledge. Thus, I propose a reflection upon the contrasts between a traditional and a complex class, based on the essence arising from the description and interpretation processes of such classes. For this purpose, the methodological basis is the complex hermeneutic-phenomenological approach (FREIRE, 2010, 2012, 2017), which, for being a qualitative approach, enables the articulation of objectivity and subjectivity during the interpretation process, fostering the revelation of the essence of the human experiences’ phenomena studied. As theoretical support, I chose the complexity epistemology (MORIN, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015) due to its articulation to the methodological approach used, which demonstrates its inter/transdisciplinarity from a teaching-learning point of view, according to Fazenda (2006, 2012) and Leffa (2006). To design the traditional classes, I used coursebooks by an international publisher and for its theoretical basis I found support in the studies of Paiva (2009), who brings a historical overview of the English language coursebook in Brazil, and Souza (1997-1998), who considers that a pedagogical weapon. To the complex classes, I chose a design based on the Complex Educational Design (FREIRE, 2013) proposing a course design based on complexity. Average forty-five-minute classes were taught to two different groups; each one had a traditional and a complex class and the teacher required the seven students to write a text describing the class they had just participated in. Fourteen texts were obtained, and they were interpreted based on the complex hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. From the texts describing the traditional classes, the following themes emerged: Grammar, Learning, Information, Transmission, Repetition and Dynamism. From the complex classes, the themes that emerged were Reflection, Discussion, Learning, Expression and Sharing. The contrasts between the themes of the two kinds of classes suggest that a complex design, for embracing traditional aspects, can be more inclusive, besides promoting reflections upon contemporary issues
Neste estudo, investigo os fenômenos aula tradicional, cuja espinha-dorsal é o livro didático, e aula complexa, baseada no design educacional complexo (DEC), ambos na perspectiva dos alunos. Os fenômenos descritos e interpretados são as vivências dos alunos, tendo como contexto aulas de língua inglesa para adultos, em um instituto de idiomas. O nível de proficiência em língua inglesa no Brasil não é considerado baixo se comparado a outros países e, associado a isso, o cenário contemporâneo demanda alternativas didáticas mais inclusivas, capazes de abarcar também um pensamento em rede. Proponho, por isso, a reflexão a respeito dos contrastes entre uma aula tradicional e uma aula complexa, por meio das essências que emergem do processo de descrição e interpretação de tais aulas. Para tanto, baseio-me metodologicamente na Abordagem Hermenêutico-Fenomenológica Complexa, ou AHFC (FREIRE, 2010, 2012, 2017), que, por ser uma abordagem qualitativa de estudo, permite que objetividade e subjetividade se articulem durante o processo interpretativo, auxiliando na descoberta das essências dos fenômenos da experiência humana estudados. Como aporte teórico, optei pela epistemologia da complexidade (MORIN, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015), a qual está articulada à abordagem metodológica escolhida e que, no âmbito do ensino-aprendizagem, apresenta sua característica inter/transdisciplinar conforme Fazenda (2006, 2012) e Leffa (2006). Para a confecção das aulas tradicionais, utilizei livros didáticos voltados ao ensino de língua inglesa de uma editora internacional e, para a fundamentação teórica a respeito do mesmo, obtive respaldo nos estudos de Paiva (2009), que apresenta um panorama histórico do uso do livro didático de língua inglesa no Brasil, e de Souza (1997-1998), que o apresenta como uma arma pedagógica. Para o desenho das aulas complexas, utilizei uma proposta embasada no DEC (FREIRE, 2013), o qual propõe um desenho de curso fundamentado na complexidade. Foram ministradas aulas de quarenta e cinco minutos, em média, em dois grupos distintos; cada um dos grupos participou de uma aula tradicional e de uma aula complexa e, ao final de cada aula, a professora pediu que os sete alunos participantes escrevessem um texto descrevendo a aula da qual participaram; foram obtidos quatorze textos, que foram interpretados por meio da AHFC. Dos textos referentes às aulas tradicionais emergiram os temas Gramática, Aprendizagem, Informações, Transmissão, Repetição e Dinamismo, e, dos textos referentes às aulas complexas, os temas foram Reflexão, Discussão, Aprendizagem, Expressão e (o) Compartilhar. Os contrastes entre os temas advindos dos dois tipos de aulas sugerem que uma proposta complexa, por abarcar também o tradicional, pode ser mais inclusiva, além de promover reflexões pertinentes a questões contemporâneas
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Hooker, Mary. "A study on the implementation of the Strengthening Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education initiative for the preparation of Science, Technology, English and Mathematics (STEM) teachers in Kenya to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2017. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-study-on-the-implementation-of-the-strengthening-innovation-and-practice-in-secondary-education-initiative-for-the-preparation-of-science-technology-english-and-mathematics-stem-teachers-in-kenya-to-integrate-information-and-communication-technology-ict-in-teaching-and-learning(e1d24d01-54fc-4967-abb0-c29b5d80e973).html.

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The aim of this research study was to critically appraise the innovation model in relation to teacher development for ICT use in classroom practice associated with the Strengthening Innovative Practice in Secondary Education (SIPSE) project conducted in Kenya secondary schools. The model integrated an ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT-CFT) and a Technology Pedagogy and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework into a phased modular approach for teacher professional development. The research addressed key questions related to: the object of ICT use as perceived by head teachers and teachers; and the characteristics of teacher design for ICT use in STEM teaching and learning as evidenced in classroom activities at different stages of their professional learning journey. The study used a qualitative design based research (DBR) methodology that was enhanced with the use of a ‘TPACKtivity’ lens combining TPACK and Activity Theory (AT) to explore, explicate and communicate the findings. The study was conducted with a purposive sample of twenty-four teachers, four head teachers and four schools drawn from the wider SIPSE programme intervention. The qualitative research methods included interviews and focus group discussions. Data were also drawn from documentation of lesson plans and peer-to-peer lesson observations. The findings presented participant accounts of tensions and dissonances with the introduction of technology into their school and classroom practices that reflected similar issues in the literature. However, the findings elucidated some unexpected teacher design narratives for technology use to support and innovate STEM teaching and learning. They further revealed the importance of classroom processes as the centre stage for fostering teacher collective design conversations for ICT use solutions. In this the research contributes to the current discourse by offering a TPACKtivity framework centred on authentic classroom settings as a basis for developing and appraising models of professional development for ICT use that can inform practice, policy and research.
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David, Lynn Denise. "Computer assisted language activities: Are they all the same?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1578.

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This study examines English language learners working in pairs on two different types of computer programs to determine whether the quantity and quality of discourse varies with the type of software program. Also, to investigate how collaborative CALL activities can be designed to promote oral academic language proficiency.
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Sarieva, Iona. "The communicative two-way pre-writing task performed via asynchronous and synchronous computer-mediated communication and its influence on the writing expertise development of adult English language learners : a mixed design study." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002296.

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Furr, Cynthia JoAnn. "Comparison of effectiveness between Merit Software and traditional grammar instruction for ninth grade students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2814.

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Purpose of the project is to determine whether Merit Software program, "Write it right" could be effective in a whole class setting (using one computer) rather than in a computer lab. The further purpose was to identify if this strategy was more effective than the use of the traditional textbook method of grammar study in the ninth grade. Lesson plans and a software description are included.
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Dullien, Starley Beatrix. "In time on time: Website for teachers of English to speakers of other languages." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2730.

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The purpose of the "In Time On Time TESOL" website for Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL) is to provide adult-education teachers online access to classroom managing techniques, teaching and learning strategies, and online resources based on constructivism and adult-learning theory. The instructional design and navigation structure is based on Random Access Instruction (RAI) and hypertext theory.
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Costa, Solange Lopes Vinagre. "Oficina on-line complexa como extensão da sala de aula de inglês: percepções e construções." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21441.

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This is a qualitative research in the Applied Linguistics field which aims at describing and interpreting the phenomenon experiencing a complex online workshop, developed based on the complex educational design (FREIRE, 2013), as an extension to the English language classroom, from a students’ perspective. It also investigates how the use of the complex educational design as a guide to develop online English language teaching-learning activities can contribute to maintaining the participation of students, who usually show an interest in using digital technology tools to extend their classroom learning, but who often discontinue their use. Besides the complex educational design, this study is also theoretically grounded on complexity (MORIN, 2003, 2005, 2015a, 2015b, 2015c), which are the basis for the development of complex online workshops that reflect students’ reality, interests, needs, and expectations. The research is methodologically grounded on the complex hermeneutic-phenomenological approach (FREIRE, 2010, 2012, 2017), which articulates with the theoretical foundation used. The eight research participants were students from different face-to-face classrooms from the English language course of an educational institution in the city of São Paulo. Their English language proficiency level ranged from beginning of B1 to B1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The focal workshop was two weeks in length and was held asynchronously on the Google Classroom virtual environment. Three research instruments were used by students to textually record their perceptions of the phenomenon: a first week account, a final questionnaire, and a non-participation account. The texts generated by students’ responses to the instruments were interpreted following the complex hermeneutic-phenomenological approach procedures, which revealed the following themes: learning, development, time, difference, interaction, self-reflection, protagonism, and connection. Such themes depict the nature of the experience of the phenomenon under investigation
Esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa na área de Linguística Aplicada que tem por objetivo descrever e interpretar o fenômeno vivência em oficina on-line complexa, desenvolvida com base no design educacional complexo (FREIRE, 2013), como extensão da sala de aula de inglês, na perspectiva dos alunos. Também investiga de que forma a utilização do design educacional complexo como linha norteadora para o desenvolvimento de atividades on-line para o ensino-aprendizagem da língua inglesa pode contribuir para a manutenção da participação dos alunos, que, muitas vezes, demonstram interesse em utilizar ferramentas de tecnologia digital como extensão de sua aprendizagem presencial, mas que geralmente descontinuam seu uso. Além do design educacional complexo, este estudo também se embasa teoricamente na complexidade (MORIN, 2003, 2005, 2015a, 2015b, 2015c), que fundamentam o desenvolvimento de oficinas on-line complexas que refletem a realidade, interesses, necessidades e expectativas dos alunos. A pesquisa tem o embasamento metodológico da abordagem hermenêutico-fenomenológica complexa (FREIRE, 2010, 2012, 2017), que se articula à fundamentação teórica utilizada. Os oito participantes da pesquisa eram alunos de turmas presenciais diferentes do curso de inglês de uma instituição de ensino na cidade de São Paulo. Seu nível de proficiência na língua inglesa variava de início de B1 a B1+ do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para Línguas. A oficina focal teve a duração de duas semanas e foi realizada de forma assíncrona no ambiente virtual Google Classroom. Foram utilizados três instrumentos para o registro textual pelos alunos de suas percepções a respeito do fenômeno: um relato da primeira semana, um questionário final e um relato de não participação. Os textos gerados pelas respostas aos instrumentos foram interpretados segundo os procedimentos da abordagem hermenêutico-fenomenológica complexa, revelando os seguintes temas: aprendizagem, desenvolvimento, tempo, diferença, interação, autorreflexão, protagonismo e conexão. Tais temas caracterizam a natureza da vivência do fenômeno investigado
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Vaara, R. (Ruut). "The importance of web page design:a case study of four business school websites." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2015. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201511122136.

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The objective of this thesis was to look at four business school websites in detail, and evaluate the functionality of their web pages based on their structure and content, their overall web design, their usage as marketing tools and how they have taken into account internationalization in their site content. Two Finnish and two American business schools were evaluated, Oulu Business School (OBS) and Aalto University School of Business (AUSB) from Finland and Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Bryan School of Business and Economics from the United States. Due to the Americanized and homogenized business school environment and the globalized world in which business schools operate, it was possible and even advantageous to carry out the study of the business schools in the form of a comparative study. The inherent subjectivity in the one-person analysis of the websites was counteracted by carefully constructing the theoretical background of the evaluation criteria that used as well as by choosing objective parameters on which to base the evaluations. The results of the website analyses revealed that all four sites were functional when viewed full screen and accessed via a computer. They information on the pages was logically structured and foreseeable in its positioning. The websites also excelled in producing scannable text and content appropriate for websites. HBS outshone the others in the area of generating new content with regularity to their homepages. The Finnish sites had better consistency than their American counterparts in the visual design of their pages and their homogenous flow, with the HBS site containing the most inconsistencies. All in all, the Bryan School website had the most problems. The pages’ menu structure, navigational functions as well as web design and site flexibility when viewed on different platforms and environments were seriously compromised. All four websites were geared towards marketing but the HBS and AUSB websites had prioritized this task higher on their pages than the other two. Because the English version of the Finnish business schools’ websites were already oriented toward exchange students and the international audience in general, global users were best taken into account in the content of the Finnish sites. However, the HBS web pages also had features aimed at a wider audience than just Americans. For future applicability of these findings, it is important to remember that web pages are updated regularly and even redesigned quite extensively relatively often. Hence, the analyses made here were based on the websites as they were during the time of the writing of this thesis. It would be interesting to see further studies conducted in the area of the public image of business schools and their websites as well as the actual reach and influence of these sites
Tämän tutkielman tavoitteena oli tarkastella yksityiskohtaisesti neljää kauppakorkeakoulua ja arvioida niiden internetsivujen toimivuutta pohjautuen sivujen rakenteeseen ja sisältöön, yleiseen verkkosivujen suunnitteluun ja ilmeeseen sekä niiden käyttöön markkinointityökaluna ja siihen, kuinka kansainvälisyys on otettu huomioon sivustojen sisällössä. Arvioitavana oli kaksi suomalaista ja kaksi amerikkalaista kauppakorkeakoulua, Oulun yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu ja Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu Suomesta sekä Harvard Business School ja The Bryan School of Business and Economics Yhdysvalloista. Kauppakorkeakoulujen ilmapiirin amerikkalaistumisesta ja homogenisoitumisesta johtuen ja niiden toimintaympäristön kansainvälisyyden takia oli mahdollista ja jopa suotavaa tutkia kouluja vertailevasti. Koska sivustoja analysoi vain yksi henkilö, saadut tulokset olivat luonnollisesti jokseenkin subjektiivisia. Sen ehkäisemiseksi käytettyjen arviointikriteerien teoreettinen tausta oli huolellisesti rakennettu ja arvioinnin pohjana olleet parametrit olivat mahdollisimman objektiivisia. Internetsivustojen analysoimisen tuloksena ilmeni, että kaikki neljä sivustoa ovat toimivia, kun niitä tarkastellaan tietokoneen kokonäytöltä. Sivustoilla oleva informaatio oli loogisesti järjestetty ja sen sijainti oli ennakoitavissa. Sivustot olivat myös erinomaisen hyviä skannattavan tekstin ja internetympäristöön soveltuvan sisällön tuottamisessa. Harvard oli parempi kaikkia muita säännöllisen, uuden sisällön tuottamisessa. Suomalaiset sivustot olivat yhtenäisempiä visuaaliselta ilmeeltään kuin amerikkalaiset kumppaninsa, Harvardin nettisivustot ollen kaikista vaihtelevimmat yleisilmeeltään. Kaiken kaikkiaan The Bryan Schoolin sivustot olivat ongelmallisimmat. Sivuston valikkojen rakenne, suunnistusta avittavat toiminnot sekä sivustojen yleinen toimivuus ja joustavuus kärsivät pahasti, kun niitä tarkasteli eri alustoilla tai ympäristöissä. Kaikki neljä sivustoa oli suunniteltu myös markkinointia varten, mutta Harvardin ja Aalto-yliopiston sivut olivat priorisoineet kyseisen tehtävän korkeammalle kuin toiset kaksi. Kansainväliset käyttäjät taas oli paremmin otettu huomioon suomalaisilla sivustoilla, koska suomalaisten kauppakorkeakoulujen englanninkieliset internetsivut olivat jo valmiiksi suunnattu vaihto-opiskelijoille. Kuitenkin Harvardin sivuilta oli myös löydettävissä piirteitä, jotka oli tarkoitettu laajemmalle yleisölle kuin vain amerikkalaisille. Näiden tulosten tulevaisuuden käyttökelpoisuutta ajatellen on syytä muistaa, että nettisivuja päivitetään säännöllisesti ja niitä jopa perusteellisesti uudelleen suunnitellaan melko usein. Siksipä tässä työssä tehdyt analyysit pohjautuvat näihin nettisivuihin sellaisina kuin ne olivat tämän Pro gradun kirjoittamisen hetkellä. Olisi mielenkiintoista nähdä vielä lisätutkimusta kauppakorkeakoulujen ja niiden internetsivujen julkisen kuvan osa-alueelta sekä tutkimusta sivustojen varsinaisesta saavuttavuudesta ja vaikutusvallasta
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袁振東. "影響澳門中一學生學習英語表現的要素研究." Thesis, University of Macau, 2003. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636404.

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