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Samir, Aynaz; Motallebzadeh, Khalil – SAGE Open, 2023
The current master's curriculum in English Translation major in Iranian universities has not satisfied the demands of the society in which it was developed. Translation students have complained that some essential skills are not considered in the curriculum. Therefore, this study is aimed at proposing some guidelines for curriculum reformers in…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Curriculum, Comparative Education, English (Second Language)
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Pusey, Kerry; Nanni, Alexander – SAGE Open, 2022
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, transitions to online L2 learning have rapidly emerged. However, the impacts of these transitions on students' attitudes toward online language learning are largely unknown. This study investigated how participation in remote EAP instruction impacted the attitudes of Thai university students (n = 263) toward…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Electronic Learning, Second Language Learning
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Quieti, Adriano; Nanni, Alexander – SAGE Open, 2022
This study investigated students' and teachers' perceptions of the characteristics of effective English language teachers in the Thai cultural context. A survey comprising 68 Likert-scale items was administered to students (n = 124) and teachers (n = 11) in the intensive English program (IEP) of a Thai university. The survey measured the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Yossatorn, Yossiri; Binali, Theerapong; Chokthawikit, Sirisira; Weng, Cathy – SAGE Open, 2022
The English past counterfactuality is difficult for non-native learners to learn and understand due to cross-language discrepancies. Oftentimes, individuals unavoidably develop the interlanguage and this language system becomes fossilized regardless of the amount of exposed time and input. The purpose of the study was twofold: (a) to examine 126…
Descriptors: Grammar, Translation, Teaching Methods, Interlanguage
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Nanni, Alexander – SAGE Open, 2021
This case study investigates educational entrepreneurship in an intensive English as a foreign language (EFL) program at a major Thai university. Using a qualitative case study approach, the study draws on data collected in interviews, a focus group, and curriculum documents to investigate educational entrepreneurship in this context. The major…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Intensive Language Courses, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Wei, Wei; Cao, Yiqian – SAGE Open, 2020
Examining EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers' beliefs and cognition has become an essential area of research as teachers are seen as active decision makers. This study addresses teachers' beliefs as specific to the strategies they employ when providing corrective feedback to students' writing. Drawing on Ellis's typology of written…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Written Language, Teaching Methods