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50 Years of ERIC
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Cognitive Content Engagement in Content-Based Language Teaching
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Kong, Stella; Hoare, Philip – Language Teaching Research, 2011
This article reports a study of aspects of pedagogy that can bring about students' cognitive engagement with academic content and, thus, use of the academic language in content-based language lessons in three middle schools in Xi'an, China. Two criteria--academic content level and depth of processing--were used to determine cognitive content…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Academic Discourse, Middle Schools, Foreign Countries
The Effectiveness of English Teaching in Japanese Elementary Schools: Measured by Proficiency Tests Administered to Seventh-Year Students
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Katsuyama, Hitomi; Nishigaki, Chikako; Wang, Jinfang – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2008
The effectiveness of early English education was investigated in this study to determine if English should be taught formally in Japanese public elementary schools. We administered English tests and questionnaires to 1466 elementary school students in 2004 and 2005. The results showed significant differences between the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, Learning Motivation, Achievement Tests
Feedback and Uptake in Teacher-Student Interaction: An Analysis of 18 English Lessons in Hong Kong Secondary Classrooms
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Tsang, Wai King – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
This paper analyzes 18 non-native English lessons on teacher feedback and learner uptake at secondary levels in Hong Kong across Forms 1 to 5 (equivalent to Grades 7 to 11) and different types of lessons (Reading, Writing, Speaking, General English). 945 minutes of lessons were transcribed and analyzed. Results show: (1) Recast and explicit…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Grammar, Error Correction, Foreign Countries