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Chen, Lilan – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
For Chinese EFL students, learning English has always been a great challenge, and research has shown that cognitive and affective factors increasingly become important issues in the field of foreign language learning and teaching (Naderifar and Esfandiari 2016). This study is designed to investigate the relationship between learner autonomy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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García-Allén, Ana; Taylor, Shelley K. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This article focuses on the implementation of a flipped classroom approach in two different levels of Spanish foreign language university courses for beginner and intermediate learners. The flipped classroom approach delivers course content that prioritizes both digital technology and active learning. Despite its potential advantages in the…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Second Language Learning
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Turan-Ozturk, Demet; Ozkose-Biyik, Cagri – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This quasi-experimental study investigates the effects of collaborative activities on tertiary-level EFL students' learner autonomy in Turkey. To achieve this aim, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected with the help of a learner autonomy questionnaire, index cards filled out by the students, the instructor's journal, and an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
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Cotelli Kureth, Sara; Summers, Elana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
University students, especially language learners, have increasingly been using machine translation (MT) systems in the last decade and for all kinds of texts, including homework, assignments and exams. This ubiquity does not translate into visibility as few teachers address the subject in class. Several researchers have shown that MT systems,…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tallone, Laura; Ribeiro, Sandra; Albuquerque, Alexandra – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
In past years, translation education has shifted from a "transmissionist approach" to the unchallenged use of collaborative learning, with extensive recourse to teamwork and Project-based Learning. Students are encouraged to develop their translation and interpersonal skills in collaborative environments, focusing on translation as a…
Descriptors: Translation, Cooperative Learning, Language Processing, Professional Personnel
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Morgado, Margarida; Vesala-Varttala, Tanja – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers in Higher Education struggle with introducing variation and meaning into courses, while addressing 21st century skills development for global employment markets. Digital storytelling in its many forms constitutes fertile ground for engaging students while learning the specific academic and professional…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Story Telling
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Chateau, Anne; Molle, Nicolas – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The UFR Lansad (Language centre teaching languages to specialists of other disciplines) was created in 2014 at the University of Lorraine. The process leading to its creation was led by a small number of teachers and researchers, from the pre-existing teams of the previous Lorraine universities (Molle et al. 2019). It is the result of didactic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Independent Study, Personal Autonomy
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Huang, Ting – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Protecting the environment is an important topic. In this study, college Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) students engaged in an agentive process of informally learning the Chinese language and culture by watching "The Mermaid" a movie produced in China in 2016, which focuses on sustainability. Informal learning is recognized as one…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Informal Education, Films
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Šindelárová Skupenová, Martina – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
When asked about the impact of language advising sessions that our students attend, they report various positive effects. These sessions are a crucial part of the English Autonomously course at Masaryk University. As they were introduced to support students in their self-regulated learning, they should primarily foster course attendees' abilities…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Screti, Francesco – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This paper studies undergraduate students' perceptions about using Google Docs® for guided writing of the final assessment in an Academic Writing course at a Higher Education level. Qualitative data have been collected through a Moodle survey and analysed employing Thematic Analysis. The aim is to see if students' perceptions matched with their…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Language
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Batlle Rodríguez, Jaume; Vicenta González Argüello, María – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Gamification is a methodological strategy that has been applied for several years in the field of modern language learning. It is employed primarily to increase students' motivation by incorporating game elements into an otherwise didactic context. Research into the use of gamification in language teaching has focused largely on characterizing the…
Descriptors: Gamification, Spanish, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness
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Díaz, Adriana R.; Fillmore, Naomi; Cordella, Marisa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The state of language education in Australia has long been described as paradoxical. Oscillating between periods of increased attention and seeming invisibility, over the last thirty years, the language learning sector has been punctuated by a succession of aspirational declarations and funding injections with little long-term impact on its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Planning
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Pirhonen, Hillamaria – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
An increasingly multilingual working life expects university graduates to possess multilingual competences, but at the same time many European students study fewer languages than before. As they learn about field-specific linguistic practices and contemplate their future, university students negotiate their identities as language learners and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingualism, Professional Identity, Social Sciences
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Thi, Nang Kham; Vo, De Van; Nikolov, Marianne – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Students' writing proficiency is measured through holistic and analytical ratings in writing assessment; however, recent studies suggest that measurement of syntactic complexity in second language writing research has become an effective measure of writing proficiency. Within this paradigm, we investigated how automated measurement of syntactic…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Computational Linguistics, Undergraduate Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Finch, Henry – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This report will discuss the development and implementation of a dialogic co-creation model for English language teaching in the Language Resource Centre at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. The focus of this report will be on the impact of content co-creation and its impact on learner and teacher autonomy in English language…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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