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Kelly, Niamh – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Linking Second Language Acquisition theories with a theoretically-grounded socio-constructivist pedagogical approach, this paper documents the attitudes and perceptions of first year language learners using social media (Facebook) as part of their core language module in an Irish university. Results from this study would indicate that while…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Media, Second Language Learning, College Students
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Bruen, Jennifer; Kelly, Niamh – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper considers the position of university language students whose mother tongue is other than the medium of instruction. Specifically, it investigates the attitudes and experiences of non-native English speakers studying either German or Japanese as foreign languages at an English-medium university. The findings indicate that the non-native…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Student Diversity, Language of Instruction, Cultural Influences