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Guechi, Ryma, and Hariharan N. Krishnasamy. "Teaching English Culture in EFL Classrooms: What? When? How? Cultural Content Should Be Included In EFL Classroom." Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 8, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 79–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2020.0802.0105.

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This article categorically analyzes the key issues faced in the teaching of culture in foreign and second languages to students. The definition of these two interrelated concepts given, respectively. Next, the characteristics and components of culture that need to be in cooperated into the EFL classrooms. Additionally, the article defines relevant concepts such as language and culture that although commonly used some learners may not be able to identify how they relate. The article also provides various techniques used to incorporate cultural studies into second and foreign language classes. Besides, providing various views and assumptions on culture in the teaching foreign language. Moreover, factors such as teachers and curriculum explored and additionally the role they play in integrating culture to foreign language learning and the guidelines necessary to ensure that culture is integrated into EFL classrooms. This article sheds some light on this matter and additionally assists by giving effective methods used in order to integrate culture into foreign language classrooms. This article not only discusses the relationship between language and culture but also give a briefing on the necessary cultural components that need to be discussed such as cultural awareness, cultural identity among others, how the concepts help in language learning. In order to enable one to realize the significance of integrating culture into foreign language learning, certain terms need definition.Finally, this article contains a conclusion on the underlying issues above.
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Pondan Perlindungan Leoanak, Sondang, and Bonik Kurniati Amalo. "Teachers’ Beliefs and Perceptions of Code Switching in English as Foreign Language Classroom." SHS Web of Conferences 42 (2018): 00034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20184200034.

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In Indonesia, the use of only English as a medium of instruction in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom is highly demanded. The present study investigates how code-switching is perceived by High School teachers in Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, in teaching English. Specifically, it aims to find out the teachers’ beliefs and perceptions towards the use of Indonesian language (L1) as their pedagogical instrument in teaching English in EFL classrooms. To achieve that goal, 40 EFL teachers were asked to give their responses to a 24-item of questionnaire which focused on teachers’ roles and beliefs of code-switching applied in the EFL classroom. After analyzing the data, it was found that the teachers applied code-switching to serve pedagogical aims and to facilitate the EFL teaching and learning process. As a result, they used code-switching when explaining difficult words, encourage students’ participation and managing and organizing the classroom. Another finding was that, the teachers also believed that, the advantages in applying code-switching exaggerated the disadvantages in ELF classroom.
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Želježič, Mirjana. "Debate in EFL Classroom." ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries 14, no. 1 (June 12, 2017): 39–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/elope.14.1.39-54.

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Relying primarily on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and The National EFL Syllabus, this paper focuses on the highest ranking goals within formal foreign language (L2) education: the development of communicative competence (which the communicative paradigm regards as the most important goal of contemporary language teaching), and of critical thinking (CT) ability, which is widely recognised as the main general education goal. It also points to some of the discrepancies generated by tensions between the fact that language is a social and cultural phenomenon that exists and evolves only through interaction with others, and individual-student-centred pedagogical practices of teaching (and assessment) – which jeopardise the validity of these practices. Next, it links the official educational goals to the cultivation of oral interaction (rather than oral production) in argumentative discursive practices in general and in structured debate formats in particular, which are proposed as an effective pedagogical method for developing CT skills and oral interactional competence in argumentative discursive events, especially on B2+ levels.
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Febriani, R. Bunga. "The Roles of Language Shift in English Language Teaching (A Case Study in the Class of Grammar III in the English Department in Universitas Galuh Ciamis)." Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning 6, no. 1 (April 1, 2017): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/vjv6i11583.

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<p>This study emphasizes the use of language shift in the English language teaching classroom. Language shift is a common phenomenon in multilingual conversations, in this case, in the teaching and learning process in language classrooms. The purposes of the study are to find out the use and the roles of language shift in EFL classrooms, how the roles contributed to the Teaching English as Foreign Language in the EFL, and how the language shift affects the process of teaching and in the EFL classroom. The study employed a qualitative approach by using interview and classroom observations as the instruments of the research. The study was a case study in the teaching and learning process of Grammar III to the second-grade students of English department in Universitas Galuh Ciamis. The findings of the study revealed that using language shift while learning and teaching English is useful in the process of teaching and learning English as a foreign language, in this case in the subject of Grammar III subject; and that code-switching as one of the kinds of language shift is necessary and inevitable in language classrooms.</p>
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Rezvani, Ehsan, and Abbass Rasekh. "Code-switching in Iranian Elementary EFL Classrooms: An Exploratory Investigation." English Language Teaching 4, no. 1 (February 28, 2011): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v4n1p18.

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This paper presents the results of a small-scale exploratory investigation of code-switching (CS) between English and Farsi by 4 Iranian English foreign language (EFL) teachers in elementary level EFL classrooms in a language school in Isfahan, Iran. Specifically, the present study aimed at exploring the syntactical identification of switches and the functions that the switches served. The data consist of field notes and scripts of audio-recordings of the teachers’ talk collected during classroom observations. The findings suggest that CS is a frequently applied strategy and a valuable resource for bilingual teachers in foreign language classrooms, and its judicious and skillful use can boost the quality of teaching. Moreover, it was found that EFL teachers in this study tended to use the learners’ L1 (i.e., Farsi) to serve a number of pedagogic and social functions, which contributed to better teacher-student classroom interaction. Implications may be drawn for language teacher education programs and for further research on systematic investigation into actual classroom practices.
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Bojović, Milevica. "RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN READING STRATEGIES AND READING ACTIVITIES IN EFL CLASSROOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT." Nasledje Kragujevac 18, no. 48 (2021): 369–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/naskg2148.369b.

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The study explores the university undergraduate biotechnology students’ perceived use of foreign language reading strategies, their perception of EFL classroom reading activities, and their potential relationships. For this purpose, a total of 91 university biotechnology students, learning English as a foreign language at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, participated in this quantitative research. Two instruments were used in the study – the Inventory of Reading Strategies in a Foreign Language and Students’ Foreign Language Reading Activities Evaluation Scale. The measures of internal consistency, descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data processing. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software. The study demonstrates that the students used EFL reading strategies at a moderate level when reading texts in English and that their attitude toward EFL classroom reading activities was positive. The perceived use of reading strategies showed positive correlations with the students’ perceptions of EFL classroom reading activities. The students considered EFL classroom reading activities and reading comprehension testing as effective practices in developing foreign language reading skills.
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Naqvi, Samia, and Rahma Al Mahrooqi. "ICT and Language Learning." Journal of Cases on Information Technology 18, no. 1 (January 2016): 49–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jcit.2016010104.

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Technology-enriched classrooms have been claimed to produce enhanced learning opportunities for foreign language students. These technologies can be integrated into language teaching and learning inside the classroom or used for independent learning by students outside it. This study involves the use of digital-videos in Middle Eastern English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. It attempts to explore if using technology creatively in language teaching has the potential to enhance communication skills and other sub-skills in EFL classes. Omani EFL students, working in small groups, created commercials for products they chose to design and promote using digital videos. These were then presented to the class while each group was responsible for collaboratively writing a report the presentation of a commercial product and wrote about their experiences. Using data collected mainly from student questionnaires, this article reports on this experience from the points of view of students.
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Sahib, Rahmawansyah. "Translanguaging as a Pedagogical Strategy in EFL Classroom." ELT-Lectura 6, no. 2 (August 21, 2019): 139–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.31849/elt-lectura.v6i2.3032.

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This study investigates the use of Translanguaging as a Pedagogical Strategy by an EFL teacher in terms of interaction between the teacher and the students in teaching and learning process. It focuses to explore the teacher’s reason for using translanguaging in EFL Classroom, and to explore the benefits of teacher’s translanguaging on students in EFL Classroom. This study applied qualitative method. Two meetings of classroom observations were recorded by using audio recorder. Also, a teacher and ten students were interviewed after the classroom observation. The recordings and interviews were transcribed and analyzed based on the teacher’s reason for using translanguaging in EFL Classroom, and the benefits of teacher’s translanguaging on students. In the research findings there were three kinds of languages namely English as the Foreign language, Indonesia as the national language, and Konjo as the local language that used by the teacher and students in practice of translanguaging during teaching and learning process in EFL Classroom. Therefore, there were four teacher’s reason used translanguaging in EFL Classroom. Furthermore, there were six benefits of teacher’s translanguaging on students in EFL Classroom
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Ali, Eman Rasheed. "Teachers ' Attitudes towards the Use of Arabic (L1) in primary EFL Classrooms in Iraq." Al-Adab Journal 1, no. 143 (December 15, 2022): 13–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31973/aj.v1i143.3667.

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Having recourse to learners' mother tongue in foreign language (FL) classes has been a controversial topic in the field of teaching English as a foreign language for a long time. There has been a great deal of claims and counterclaims that revolve around the pedagogical appropriateness of teacher usage of learners’ mother tongue in foreign language teaching. Recently, the findings of English as a foreign language (EFL) research cast doubt on the rationales of proponents of exclusive use of FL in EFL setting; and researchers come up with the reality that a rational use of first language (L1) is not only inevitable but also profitable in classrooms where teachers and learners share the same L1. Dearth of knowledge on the pedagogical reality of this issue in Iraqi EFL contexts is worth exploring. This study aimed at highlighting English language teachers’ attitudes towards using the learners' mother tongue (Arabic) in the EFL classrooms, seeking their viewpoints on the purposes for which Arabic could be used in English classes, and exploring their reasons for using it. For this end, the study was conducted on 50 EFL teachers teaching at public primary schools in Baghdad, using a questionnaire survey developed to fulfill the aim of the study. Findings of the obtained data demonstrate that teachers’ overall attitudes towards occasional use of Arabic in EFL classrooms were positive; and they reported using Arabic for both teaching and classroom management purposes. Analysis of the data also indicates that all of the participants were inclined to switch to Arabic in their EFL classrooms for a number of reasons necessary to create a more comprehensible, motivational, relaxing, friendly, and supportive classroom environment for young learners and to save time and effort in overcrowded classes.
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Aljameel, Iman H. "Computer-Assisted Language Learning in Saudi Arabia: Past, Present, and Future." International Education Studies 15, no. 4 (July 28, 2022): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v15n4p95.

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This study reviewed some of the research efforts exploring the use of technology in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom in Saudi Arabia at different educational levels. The review aimed to examine the state of technology use in EFL classrooms and its potential. The findings showed that most studies were conducted by academic researchers and not classroom teachers. Additionally, the recommendations of the research conducted over the years concentrated on teacher training and building a reliable infrastructure. Moreover, the review showed that using technology in English classrooms could enhance language learning, and researchers encouraged teachers to explore technology use in their classrooms. The study concluded that using technology in EFL classrooms in Saudi Arabia is promising once the educational settings, including the technology infrastructure, are ready and reliable.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Foreign language (EFL) classroom"

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Burke, C. C. "Teacher effectiveness in the EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom." Thesis, Swansea University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.636181.

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This research act was primarily concerned with investigating the extent to which teaching effectiveness was believed to be affected when EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers in Greece were provided with feedback information concerning prior student assessments of their teaching performance. An experimental group of 11 volunteer instructors was selected from Athens/Piraeus area. Each instructor was evaluated (tested) three times during an eight month course period. An originally designed Student Opinion Survey of EFL Teachers was the rating instrument used by the participating students. A t-test was used to determine whether or not there were any significant changes between Test 1 and Test 2, Test 2 and Test 3, and Test 1 and Test 3 of the mean ratings of all the components of the measuring instrument. Though it was hypothesised that the frequent implementation of a specialised EFL student evaluation of teacher performance questionnaire would show significant changes in the teachers' overall teaching performance, the statistical findings show that there are no discernible significant differences between all but three of the given Tests. This lack of variability is possibly due to the instructors' self-concepts about teaching EFL under conditions prevalent in private Greek language schools, and a lack of frequent interpretive 'lq dialogues concerning student feedback of their teaching effectiveness. Other possible factors related to the lack of significant finds, including, the time period when the ratings were administered and the feedback shared, and the possible lack of instrument sophistication in quantifying affective attitudes. Along with other suggested recommendations based on the results of this study, this researcher concludes that more research should be undertaken to establish relationships between teaching effectiveness and instructor attitudes about EFL instruction in Greece, about Greek students, and about teaching in general, not only to warrant significant changes in teaching performance, but also to ensure more effective teaching practices in the EFL classroom.
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Do, Juhyun. "EFL Teaching on the Ground: A Case Study of Primary EFL Classroom in Korea." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492694900754303.

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Ståhlberg, Sophie. "Using Literature in the Upper Secondary EFL Classroom." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-34935.

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The Swedish upper-secondary level curriculum defines the English language as a necessary skill that the students need to be able to take part of the world around them, to participate in different social and cultural contexts and to learn about the world and broaden their horizons. In the curriculum, it is also stated that English literature is to be illustrate the different aspects of the English language. Literature is, in fact, introduced as a vital tool for the teachers of English. The purpose of this essay is to explore English teachers’ reasons and goals for using literature when teaching English, as well as their opinions on how literature should be used and is used in the English classroom.                        The results show that teachers see literature as a strong pedagogical tool that they use to help their students develop social and cultural understanding, as well as a tool for learning and studying the language itself. The problems encountered are the students’ negative attitude towards literature and their lack of motivation as well as planning and conducting literature-based teaching within a restricted time frame. All the teachers that took part in the study wished that they could use literature in a more extensive way and saw it as a great source for teaching a foreign language.
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Neff, Peter Edward. "Peer Review Use in the EFL Writing Classroom." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/329896.

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This study was an examination of peer review use in English composition courses at a Japanese university. Approximately 100 students in four writing classes engaged in four modes of peer review modes: face-to-face, handwritten (both on-draft and using an evaluation sheet), and computer-assisted. The learners in the study represented a range of proficiencies, from lower-intermediate to advanced, so the assigned writing passages were limited to single paragraphs rather than full-length essays, which has typically been the case in prior research in this area. Each peer review session was preceded by training in peer review, including modeling and whole-class editing, as well as suggestions for each particular mode the learners participated in. After each session, students completed questionnaires in order to assess their evaluations of the activities, both as reviewers and comment receivers. The questionnaire data were then analyzed using a variety of statistical methods--including Rasch analysis descriptive statistics, and parametric and non-parametric measures--first to validate the questionnaire instrument, and second to ascertain the degree to which each peer review modes was viewed favorably or unfavorably received by the participants. Additionally, the participants' written drafts and peer comments were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed in order to answer several research questions that focused on: the number and type of peer suggestions the learners made in each mode, the number and type of suggestions that were incorporated into later drafts by the authors, the degree to which suggestions and revisions were affected by learner proficiency, and the accuracy of the peer suggestions. For the research questions concerned with learner evaluations of the peer review modes, findings were mixed. The participants responded favorably to reading others' drafts and receiving comments, but they were less comfortable reviewing and making suggestions for their peers. Computer-assisted peer review was the most positively received overall, particularly from those in the High Proficiency Group. Person measures for Low Proficiency learners, on the other hand, were generally higher for on-draft peer review, while those for Intermediate Proficiency participants tended not to indicate strong endorsement for any particular mode. In order to answer the next set of research questions, the participants' drafts and peer suggestions were analyzed. Most of the learners' suggestions, particularly for those in the Low Proficiency Group, tended to be local in nature, concerning such areas as word choice, grammar, and mechanics; fewer suggestions were made at the sentence- or whole-text-level. In terms of incorporation of suggestion by authors into later drafts, oral peer review led to the highest rate of suggested revisions while review using an evaluation sheet of guided questions resulted in the lowest rate. Learner proficiency did not have a significant bearing on suggestions or revisions, except in the case of the High Proficiency Group, whose members made significantly more suggestions during computer-assisted peer review than during the other modes. Finally, over 73% of peer suggestions were determined to be accurate across all four modes. These findings indicate that peer review can work on even the most limited of scales with learners of even modest language proficiency. No single mode of peer review succeeded in all areas, and instructors are encouraged to blend different modes if possible. However, if a single mode is preferred or required, computer-assisted review is strong choice.
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Tantihachai, Kittima. "Foreign language anxiety in listening and speaking English in a Thai EFL classroom." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/28822.

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This current research study is an exploratory study which has the aim to investigate language anxiety experienced by students majoring in English for International Communication (EIC) at the college in a university in the southern part of Thailand. This study adopted an interpretive methodology that used a sequential mixed methods approach for data collection. There were 42 students participating in the quantitative study whilst 6 students in qualitative study. The data, both quantitative and qualitative, were collected through questionnaire, diary and semi-structured interview. Data were analysed quantitatively using SPSS descriptive statistics and Factor Analysis while the thematic analysis was used as qualitative method. The findings revealed that all participants experienced language anxiety in class. Their sources of anxiety mostly were from the students themselves. Diary writing activity—one of the research instruments—had a very positive effect as it enabled students to deal with their anxiety and improved the situation.
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Robbie, Sheila. "Drama and writing in the 'English as a foreign language' classroom : an experimental study of the use of drama to promote writing in the foreign classroom." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1998. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020299/.

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This thesis explores issues in the development of foreign language writing abilities in a Portuguese setting. The study is based on a research project carried out in 1993 in three University classrooms, where the author was teaching. It investigates what happens when educational drama is brought into the EFL classroom as part of a teaching programme with a view to improving writing abilities. Set in a Vygotskian framework, educational drama is used as a mediating device to attend to a whole set of factors not usually salient in L2 writing. The study covers all 108 students majoring in EFL at that time. The students were proficient in both oral work and grammar exercises but had difficulties writing in English. Two obligatory drama workshops were carried out in English with each group of students during their second term of study and all written work carried out during the term stemmed from the workshops. Large amounts of data were analysed by qualitative and quantitative methods. Writing assignments pre/post drama workshops were collected. Drama workshops were monitored via audio and video recording. Questionnaires were given to the students during the pre and post data collection periods to measure writing apprehension. Student writing was found to improve significantly in both content and grammatical fluency in a relatively short period of time. Drawing on linguistic and social semiotic analyses, the project examines the nature of the different written texts produced in this particular educational environment and the interaction between the use of drama and the writing process itself through the concept of transformation. In terms of a larger Vygotskian framework it looks at the role of thinking in learning, development and instruction in a way which bridges difficult conceptual phases in foreign language teaching. Key words: EFL, foreign languages, writing, Vygotsky, drama, Social Semiotics, transformation.
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Inada, Takako. "Determinants of foreign language classroom anxiety in a Japanese EFL university classroom and its relationship to native language use by students." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2017. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/333/.

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This research was conducted to investigate foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) among Japanese college students taking English as a foreign language (EFL), focusing mainly on the relationship between FLCA and first language (L1) use in English task-based classes. Factors possibly affecting FLCA, such as gender, proficiency level, enthusiasm, self-confidence, and teacher-type preference, were also investigated to obtain a holistic picture. A cross-sectional research design with a mixed-methods approach (questionnaires, classroom observations and interviews) was adopted. Japanese EFL college students were found to have various degrees of FLCA. Overall, students with the highest anxiety levels were females (who felt stronger self-consciousness and peer pressure), beginners, and those who had poorer comprehension, showed less enthusiasm, studied less at home, spoke less English outside class, had lower self-confidence, took fewer risks, exhibited a higher desire to use Japanese in class, and preferred bilingual Japanese-native teachers (BJNT). However, even students who were enthusiastic about studying English sometimes had higher anxiety, which was considered to be facilitative in nature on the basis of the existing literature. Beginners wanted to use more L1 than advanced-level students for clarification, but advanced-level students also needed L1 for understanding difficult materials. Higher enthusiasm was important for reducing anxiety and increasing self-confidence. Interestingly, although higher self-confidence was important for reducing anxiety, higher proficiency, rather than higher self-confidence, affected the amount of L1 use by students. The finding that the more English students spoke outside class, the less anxious they became suggests that students need more practice speaking TL to decrease their anxiety. However, even students with higher enthusiasm who took optional classes sometimes wanted to use L1 in class. Qualitative observations lent support to quantitative findings and helped to explain a number of interesting phenomena. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed, together with suggestions for further research.
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Samad, Abdus. "An exploratory investigation of foreign language classroom speaking anxiety amongst Pakistani EFL university students." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/17101.

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Foreign language anxiety is a phenomenon specific to language learning contexts that can have seriously detrimental consequences on the ability of students to acquire, retain, and speak the language they are learning. To the best of my knowledge, this study is the first to be carried out on foreign language classroom speaking anxiety (SA) specifically in the Pakistani context. The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of Pakistani postgraduate (MA/MSc) non-major EFL (English as a foreign language) students about SA. It attempts to achieve the following four objectives: to explore whether speaking creates more anxiety than reading, writing, and listening; to identify the factors that may contribute to SA; to investigate the type of teacher behaviour and classroom activities that may alleviate SA; and to explore Pakistani EFL university teachers’ perceptions of their students’ SA along with the strategies used by teachers to reduce it. This study has been conducted using an interpretive approach. It employed a mixed-methods approach, combining both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (open-ended questions in the questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and semi-structured classroom observations) to collect data from five universities in Pakistan. The questionnaire was completed by 170 Pakistani EFL students. In order to achieve a deep understanding of their SA, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 students. 14 Pakistani EFL teachers were also interviewed and 12 classes taught by three teachers were observed. Quantitative data were analysed to obtain descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were analysed using exploratory content analysis. The study suggests that of the four skills, speaking produces the most anxiety. Findings also highlight a number of sources of SA which have been classified into five main categories: individual learner-related sources, classroom-related sources, linguistic-related sources, teacher-student interaction, and socio-cultural-related sources. The study highlights some possible sources of SA such as: lack of student voice; teacher bias; fear of saying anything socially unacceptable or against religion; cultural alienation; and mixed-gender classrooms, all of which do not appear to have been reported earlier in the field of language anxiety. Moreover, only a few studies have reported socio-cultural factors as contributors to students’ SA; as such, this study reinforces the idea that certain socio-cultural factors may also influence students’ SA. Further, the students suggest that a variety of teacher behaviours could both reduce their SA and encourage their spoken English in class. These include: having a friendly, supportive, and relaxed attitude towards students; providing them with a sociable classroom environment; using positive reinforcement; involving them in the learning process, and correcting their mistakes gently. In addition, the data reveal a number of classroom activities which may reduce SA. These include allowing students: to prepare oral tasks in advance; to work in groups; to use some Urdu when they cannot express themselves in English; voluntary participation in oral tasks, and providing students with adequate wait-time. Finally, the findings indicate that most of the teachers were not fully aware of SA and its potentially debilitating effects on language learning. As a consequence, they did not take students’ SA into account when they were teaching. In addition, a model of identifying factors, initiatives and behaviours required to address the sources of Pakistani EFL learners’ speaking anxiety has been proposed. The theoretical implications of the study are offered. Implications and suggestions for teachers and educational/language policy-makers are discussed. Finally, suggestions for further research are provided.
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Longhurst, Mark. "The Benefits of Explicit Vocabulary Teaching in the EFL Classroom." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32832.

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For students of English as a foreign language (EFL), a certain level of knowledge of vocabulary is required for successful communication to occur. Based on personal experiences in the classroom which have shown that students often lack language variation, accuracy, coherence and descriptiveness, this paper deals with the issue of teaching vocabulary in a more conscientious and focused way to help ensure that students will become more competent in using the language effectively. The Swedish curriculum for English, LGR11, is built up around the ideology known as communicative language teaching (CLT). This entails that as long as a learner is exposed to a foreign language, and has sufficient opportunities to use that language, the learning of the language will occur. The results of this paper suggest that we cannot only rely on a pure form of CLT for students to reach higher ability levels, but that a certain amount of focused vocabulary teaching, in context with classroom activities, is also necessary.
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Zhao, Xin. "English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning through classroom interaction : an investigation of participants' collaborative use of speech prosody in classroom activities in a secondary EFL classroom." Thesis, University of Bath, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.675689.

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Conversational prosody or tone of voice (e.g. intonation, pauses, speech rate etc.) plays an essential role in our daily communication. Research studies in various contexts have shown that prosody can function as an interactional device for the management of our social interaction (Hellermann, 2003, Wennerstrom, 2001, Wells and Macfarlane, 1998, Couper-Kuhlen, 1996). However, not much research focus has been given to the pedagogical implications of conversational prosody in classroom teaching and learning. Informed by Community of Practice theory (Lave and Wenger, 1991) and Academic Task and Social Participation Structure (Erickson, 1982), which place participation at the core of the learning development, the current research employs an exploratory case study to examine the function of speech prosody during the co-construction of classroom talk-in-interaction in and between different classroom activities (e.g. whole class instruction, group discussion, group presentation, etc.). Audio–video data of classroom lessons were collected over a two-month period. Transcribing conventions described by Atkinson and Heritage (1984) were adopted to note the prosodic features in the recordings. Prosodic features such as pauses, volume, intonation, and speech rate were set as the main criteria for analysing the classroom talk. Analysis of the transcripts showed that speech prosody can function as a coordination tool for language learners to organise their social participation roles in collaborative learning activities (e.g. forming alignment, managing turn-taking, signalling repair sequences, etc.). The research also showed that prosody can function as a pedagogical tool for language teachers to manage classroom interactional ground (e.g. provide scaffolding, align academic task structure and social participation structure, frame classroom environment, etc.). Moreover, the research showed that prosodic analysis can be an effective tool in unfolding the pedagogical importance of classroom interaction (e.g. IRE/F sequences) in classroom teaching and learning.
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Books on the topic "Foreign language (EFL) classroom"

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Reflective research in the ESL/EFL classroom. New York: Continuum, 2003.

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Mona, Scheraga, ed. The complete ESL/EFL resource book: Strategies, activities, and units for the classroom. Lincolnwood, Ill., U.S.A: National Textbook Co., 1988.

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Modelling text as process: A dynamic approach to EFL classroom discourse. London: Continuum, 2010.

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Council, British. BritLit: Using literature in EFL classrooms. [Barcelona]: APAC, 2009.

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Peng, Jian-E. Willingness to communicate in the Chinese EFL university classroom: An ecological perspective. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2014.

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Honigsfeld, Andrea. Coteaching and other collaborative practices in the EFL/ESL classroom: Rationale, research, reflections, and recommendations. Charlotte, N.C: Information Age Pub., Inc., 2012.

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Floyd, Shoemaker F., ed. Interactive techniques for the ESL classroom. New York, NY: NewburyHouse, 1990.

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Effects of the text structure-based reading strategy on the comprehension of EFL classroom text: An empirical investigation of the effectiveness of schemata-based reading instruction for the students of English as a foreign language. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 1992.

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Shoemaker, Connie. Interactive techniques for the ESL classroom. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1991.

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Teranishi, Masayuki, Yoshifumi Saito, and Katie Wales, eds. Literature and Language Learning in the EFL Classroom. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137443663.

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Book chapters on the topic "Foreign language (EFL) classroom"

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Üstünel, Eda. "Foreign Language Classroom Code-Switching: An Overview (Issues, Theories, and Frameworks)." In EFL Classroom Code-Switching, 27–46. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55844-2_2.

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Eisenmann, Maria. "Adaptation, Creation, Transformation – Shakespeare in the EFL Classroom." In Impulse zur Fremdsprachendidaktik – Issues in Foreign Language Education, 149–70. Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737012232.149.

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Matikainen, Tiina. "Cultures of Learning in Japanese EFL Classrooms." In Foreign Language Education in Japan, 103–17. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-325-4_7.

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Habrat, Agnieszka. "Conclusions and Implications for the EFL Classroom." In The Role of Self-Esteem in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching, 141–52. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75283-9_5.

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Üstünel, Eda. "Code-Switching Studies of L2 Classrooms (Methodological Background of Code-Switching Studies of Foreign Language Classrooms)." In EFL Classroom Code-Switching, 47–81. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55844-2_3.

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Eisenmann, Maria. "The Potential of Postcolonial (Poverty) Literature in the EFL Classroom." In Impulse zur Fremdsprachendidaktik – Issues in Foreign Language Education, 391–408. Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737012232.391.

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Nasu, Masako. "The Role of Literature in Foreign Language Learning." In Literature and Language Learning in the EFL Classroom, 229–47. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137443663_16.

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Hutterli, Sandra, and Michael C. Prusse. "8. Supporting the Transfer of Innovation into Foreign-Language Classrooms: Applied Projects in In-Service Teacher Education." In Theory and Practice in EFL Teacher Education, edited by Julia Hüttner, Barbara Mehlmauer-Larcher, Susanne Reichl, and Barbara Schiftner, 145–63. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781847695260-011.

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Kreft, Annika, and Britta Viebrock. "Negotiating meaning and developing transcultural competences when dealing with literary texts in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom." In Rekonstruktive Bildungsforschung, 215–30. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32566-4_12.

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Rabbidge, Michael. "Evolving understandings of language in the language classroom." In Translanguaging in EFL Contexts, 16–45. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge research in language education: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429439346-2.

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Conference papers on the topic "Foreign language (EFL) classroom"

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Greenwald, O. N. "CODE SWITCHING AT EFL CLASSROOM IN THE MULTINATIONAL STUDENT GROUPS." In THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ISSUES OF LINGUISTIC EDUCATION. KuzSTU, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26730/lingvo.2020.175-183.

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The article deals with code switching as a teachers' strategy at EFL lessons. The analysis of foreign colleagues' experience is given, enabling to classify the instances of code switching at EFL lessons into three groups: curriculum access, classroom management, interpersonal relations. The deliberate and judicious use of the strategy at EFL university classroom is proved to promote foreign language learning. The need for investigating code switching as a possible positive strategy of foreign language teaching in the multinational student groups is concluded.
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Rahman, Abd. "Building Autonomous Learners in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Classroom." In International Conference on Education in Muslim Society (ICEMS 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icems-17.2018.44.

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Oanh, Hoang Thi Kim. "An Investigation into the Influences of Anxiety in Non-English Major Tertiary Learners’ Willingness to Communicate Orally in Vietnamese EFL Classrooms." In The 4th Conference on Language Teaching and Learning. AIJR Publisher, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21467/proceedings.132.7.

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This paper scrutinized the impact of foreign language anxiety on tertiary Vietnamese students’ willingness to communicate orally in EFL classrooms. The study had two research questions: 1) Which is the most common type of foreign language anxiety experienced by non – English tertiary Vietnamese students in EFL classrooms, and 2) What is the correlation between foreign language anxiety and Vietnamese students’ willingness to communicate orally in EFL classrooms. The data was collected from 176 non-English major tertiary students learning in a public university in Ho Chi Minh City by facilitating the Willingness to communicate Scale and Foreign Language Anxiety Scale. The study’s results analyzed in a quantitative descriptive approach indicated that communication apprehension was the most common type of anxiety experienced by the students in the English learning process. The study found that language anxiety negatively correlated with willingness to speak. It means the students were more anxious, they could not engage in the in-class communicative activities, which might affect their academic performance. The present paper hopes to provide educators and school managers who might encourage students’ readiness to join speaking activities in Vietnamese EFL classrooms with a comprehensive understanding of the influence of foreign language anxiety on students’ willingness to communicate.
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Kim, Hyemin, and Elaine Vernadine A. Liongson. "English Language Learning Anxiety among Korean College Students in the Philippines." In 16th Education and Development Conference. Tomorrow People Organization, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52987/edc.2021.005.

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Abstract: Although a number of studies have been done about Foreign Language Anxiety among Korean students, limited studies have been done on foreign language anxiety toward Korean college students in the Philippines. This paper seeks to find out the factors that may affect foreign language anxiety of both male and female college students in learning English, their foreign language learning anxiety in terms of gender, and the factor that may decrease the anxiety of the participants. Data was gathered through the use of a Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), a Likert scale adopted from Yassin (2015) and was analyzed by getting the mean, while the findings were interpreted using the mean scale proposed by Mamhot, Martin & Masangya (2013). Surprisingly, the result revealed that foreign language anxiety is not significant among Korean students. Moreover, the female participants showed higher confidence in speaking and using the language compared to male participants in some aspects. Keywords: EFL; FLCAS, foreign language anxiety; gender
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Yang, Jinbao, and Martin Valcke. "DOES A FLIPPED CLASSROOM APPROACH WORK IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) COURSES?" In 10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. IATED, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2018.1084.

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Hadijah, Sitti, and Shalawati. "ICT Integration Trends in EFL (English as Foreign Language) Classrooms." In The Second International Conference on Social, Economy, Education, and Humanity. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0009058600450051.

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Vančová, Hana. "PRONUNCIATION EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EFL LEARNERS." In International Conference on Education and New Developments. inScience Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2022v1end035.

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"Pronunciation is one of the competencies foreign language learners of English are implicitly or explicitly judged for in classroom context as well as real-life communication. At the same time, both teachers and learners express concerns concerning this competence, as relatively little attention is being paid to pronunciation issues. While accuracy was desired in the past, comprehensibility is preferred as the goal of pronunciation instruction in recent years. Mistakes and errors the speakers make vary across the language background of speakers and can be manifested at segmental and suprasegmental levels; however, familiarity with the topic discussed may help overcome many obstacles the foreign language speakers may make. Pronunciation may be judged by human raters as well as automatically by specialized software. The presented study aims to current practices presented in research papers published in the past ten years. The results suggest different criteria applied to pronunciation evaluation. The paper presents partial research outcomes of the projects KEGA 019TTU-4/2021 Introducing new digital tools into teaching and research within transdisciplinary philological study programmes and 7/TU/2021 Pronunciation mistakes of pre-service teachers of English."
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Malla García, Noelia. "Teaching English Literature in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Classrooms." In The 5th Human and Social Sciences at the Common Conference. Publishing Society, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18638/hassacc.2017.5.1.226.

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de Almeida, Maria, and Sydelle de Souza. "Tutoring EFL Students in Portugal: Rethinking writing center methodology." In 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics. ExLing Society, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36505/exling-2020/11/0019/000434.

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The writing center at the University of Lisbon adopts a widely implemented tutoring model—a non-directive approach, focusing on content and organization (higher-order concerns), and grammar and vocabulary (lower-order concerns). This study aims to challenge this model from an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) perspective by reporting and analyzing the results of a qualitative survey of 6 tutors regarding their work at the center. Results show that although all tutors comply with the imported tutoring model, most report difficulties in implementing one or both of its central principles. Therefore, EFL writing centers should harbor a flexible methodology wherein addressed concerns are context-dependent and constantly renegotiated during writing sessions, which could have pedagogical implications in the EFL classroom.
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Mejias, Ivania. "PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT –BASED INSTRUCTION IN THE ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASSROOM." In International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2016.1592.

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Reports on the topic "Foreign language (EFL) classroom"

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Schoettler, Sarah. STEM Education in the Foreign Language Classroom with Special Attention to the L2 German Classroom. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.2310.

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Huber, Jeanine. The Use of the First Language (L1) and the Target Language (TL) in the Foreign Language Classroom. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.6905.

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Lin, Shaojuan. Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of the Relationship between Teacher Pedagogical Beliefs and Classroom Teaching. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.283.

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Romero Molina, Paola Ximena. Teaching Lesson Planning to EFL Preservice Teachers: A Review of Studies. Institucion Universitaria Colombo Americana, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.26817/paper.19.

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Preparing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) preservice teachers for lesson planning has a been a concern among teacher educators globally. Research has shown that preservice teachers encounter difficulties in aspects such as objective setting, considering their learners’ needs, and matching assessment and objectives, among others. Similarly, preservice teachers still need to be presented with ample opportunities for reflective teaching. These concerns have been addressed by teacher educators in systematic ways. Hence, guided by two sets of research questions, this literature review aims at exploring the procedures that educators in diverse contexts have used to aid their student teachers in preparing for lesson planning. The first set seeks to identify the procedures used as well as their outcomes. The second set of questions aims to inquire on the methodologies adopted. Twelve studies were selected for the final review, which were found using the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Google scholar databases as well as the academia.edu platform. A matrix was created to analyze the papers selected together with a coding process. The analysis revealed that collaborative procedures such as mentoring and lesson study combined with reflective teaching seem to render optimal learning experiences for preservice teachers. A special mention is given to plan lessons using authentic materials. Furthermore, types of methodologies that promote rich description such as case studies appear to be appropriate to frame these studies.
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Pérez, Francisco, and Alejandro Pérez. Journey through Colombian Co-Teaching Experiences. Institucion Universitaria Colombo Americana, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.26817/paper.18.

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Co-teaching is defined as a collaborative method of instruction (Murawski & Hughes, 2009), which implies co-teaching partnerships where educators make and effort in terms of joint instructional decisions and share responsibility as well as accountability for student learning (Shumway et all., 2011). This working paper is intended to illustrate the state-of-the-art concerning the implementation of co-teaching in EFL settings in Colombia over the last two decades. This manuscript is based on documentary research, in which primary source data were collected from data bases, university repositories, journals, and official reports. As an outcome, we expect to unveil co-teaching strategies, co-teachers' roles as well as collaborative teaching benefits in EFL in general, and foreign language student-teachers’ education, in particular.
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Buitrago-García, Hilda Clarena. Teaching Dictionary Skills through Online Bilingual Dictionaries. Ediciones Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.16925/gcnc.23.

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This module, aimed at helping both English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and their students, is the result of a qualitative, applied, transversal and constructivist research conducted with Open Lingua teachers. One of the objectives of said research was to establish the factors that favored and hindered the curriculum integration of open access bilingual dictionaries in that specific EFL context in order to design and implement some pedagogical and didactic initiatives that would foster the effective use of those lexical tools. The present module was a fundamental element within the series of proposals that arose along the research. Its main objective was to provide the teachers with the necessary conceptual knowledge and didactic strategies and resources to teach their students how to use that kind of online dictionary with higher degrees of ease, enjoyment, and efficiency, and, thus, to reduce the frequency of look up errors. This module offers a variety of digital resources, handouts, and hands-on and assessment activities that can greatly facilitate their job when teaching dictionary skills to their students.
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Пахомова, О. В. Using Scaffolding Strategy for Teaching Creative Writing. Маріупольський державний університет, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/0564/2145.

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The article deals with scaffolding strategy for teaching creative writing in the English classroom. The importance of using the creative writing technique, which is an effective means of optimization and intensification of the process of foreign language study, for forming students' communicative competence in writing is highlighted. It is supposed that an elaborated scaffolding strategy might help lecturers to organize the educational process with maximum capacity and successful results. A variety of techniques such as intensive usage of graphic organizers ("Plan Think Sheet", "Mind-map", "Concept Map", "Clustering", "Spider Map", "Cycle", "Chain of Events", "Web"), "Teaching by Example", "Sentence Stem Completion" / "Close procedures", “Stream of Consciousness”, Genre scaffolding techniques are recommended to empower learners' creative abilities to write and express themselves on any topic using the wide range of writing techniques with the relevant structure and vocabulary.
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