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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Implementing the European Language Portfolio in a Turkish Context
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Yilmaz, Sinem; Akcan, Sumru – ELT Journal, 2012
This study explores the way in which the European Language Portfolio (ELP) is used for teaching English as a foreign language to young learners with the aim of enhancing their involvement in the language learning process. The data for the study were collected through observations in a fourth-grade and a fifth-grade classroom (students' ages varied…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Focus Groups, Interviews, Grade 4
Implementing Education Reform: EFL Teachers' Perspectives
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de Segovia, Lakhana Prapaisit; Hardison, Debra M. – ELT Journal, 2009
The National Education Act of 1999 in Thailand mandated a transition from teacher- to learner-centred instruction for all subjects including English. This shift was associated with the development of communicative ability in English to meet the needs of globalization. The current study investigated the policy behind and implementation of the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Grade 6