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Ivy Leaves, Volume 99, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 2024 edition of the Anderson University journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Carson Cawthon, Allison Jones, Lily McNamara, Brea Bingham, Briana Martin, Emma Brightman, Grace Hartsell, Jaylee Koon, Maeve Foote, Marielys Diaz, Meg Hindman, Milena Ulrich, Zoe Dubiski-Pitts, Lindsay Blumenfield, Knoxie Le Roux, Lily Gregory, Ethan Wright, Jocelin Flora, Ellie Gramm, Iley Graham, Emily Miller, Julia Hewitt, Miriam Cabrera, Ashlee Keller, Isabelle Rigsbee, Abby McDonald, Derek Updegraff, and Tim Speaker.

Home Of The Brave Book Study Assignment Description, David Wolff

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

Individuals lead storied lives, and everyone has a story to tell. Our stories can be shared orally and documented in print. Often, learners are exposed to stories through novels and other trade books. Teacher educators may benefit from using the stories in novels and trade books as case studies in preservice teacher preparation course. This assignment description outlines how to use the novel, Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate, as a case study to contextualize and understand the lived story of an individual learning a second language and living in a new country. Through the novel, preservice teachers experience …

1st Eut+ International Conference On Languages, Tamara Onnis, Stefanie Morgret

Conference Proceedings

Language has to power to bind us or divide us. Language enables us to cooperate with each other or impede each other. Through language, we are able to be the human beings we are today, hold our value systems dear and accomplish all that we have done over millennia. This volume provides an impression of the first international EUt+ language conference on ‘Inter/Multiculturalism in a Post Colonial Era: Languages and European Values’ hosted by University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt. Thirteen contributions invite you to experiences, ideas and research findings related to language and its interaction with intercultural communication, European values …

Syntax Of Sports Class 6: Drafting And Editing, Patrick Barry

Books

How do you start a piece of writing? How do you edit one? And what can be done to combat those pesky—and paralyzing—feelings of perfectionism that often derail our most important sentences and paragraphs?

This sixth volume of the Syntax of Sports series creatively uses the language of baseball, football, tennis, and many other sports to explore these questions. Based on a popular course at the University of Michigan, it captures the energy, originality, and discipline - crossing insights that make its author, Professor Patrick Barry, such a sought-after teacher and presenter.

Bridging The Gap: An Analysis Of Elementary Literacy Instruction, And Proposed Solutions To Exponentiate Literacy Skills, Avery E. Gray

Honors College Theses

The reading achievement gap is generally identified as the increasing disparity between higher-level students and lower-level students within the same grade or school level. Student data presented in the form of secondary reading assessment scores were analyzed for the state of Georgia, as well as nationally, for student achievement regarding reading skills in public schools from grades 3-5. Interviews conducted with educational professionals were conducted to reveal anecdotal manifestations of what the presented data looks like in terms of student ability, and how the teaching practice has reacted to such manifestations. The evaluation of these consistencies and explanations given to …

Great Books: Everyone's Inheritance, Michael Gose

Faculty Books

This book explores the benefits of reading "Great Books," and is virtually unique in detailing what a series of Great Books classes has looked like over the past decades

Language Learning Simulation Using Duolingo Assignment Description, David Wolff

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

It is likely that preservice teachers will work with students learning English as their second (third, fourth, etc.) language. For preservice teachers to better understand the language learning process, Duolingo was used to simulate the learning experience. The assignment description outlines how preservice teachers can reflection pre-simulation and post-simulation about what they learned about language learning.

Thai Efl Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Perspectives On Academic Writing: Challenges And Strategies, Chariya Prapobratanakul

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This study investigated the perceived English-language academic writing challenges encountered by Thai EFL undergraduate engineering students and the strategies they employed to overcome these challenges. The data were collected from third-year Thai EFL undergraduate engineering students through a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview adapted from Hyland (2016) and Lin and Morrison (2021). The results revealed that vocabulary, grammar, and structure were the most challenging aspects at the sentence level for students. At the paragraph level, they considered summarizing and paraphrasing academic sources and producing a coherent argument the most challenging aspects when writing academic texts in English. Feedback from instructors …

Determined Factors And Effective Strategies For Developing English Speaking Fluency Among Vietnamese University Students, Mai Vy Thi Luu, Tran Le Thu Huong,, Tran Ngoc Quy,, Vo Quoc Cuong, Nguyen Truc Anh

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Fluency development is one of the prominent components of a well-balanced language course. In particular, speaking fluency interests second language (L2) researchers who have continuously tried to look for the finest approach for helping L2 learners attain a certain level of fluency to achieve effective communication. To this end, the primary purpose of this research is to explore what factors affect English-speaking fluency and what strategies can effectively boost its development among a cohort of Vietnamese university students. The participants were 142 English majors who filled out a questionnaire measuring their perceived self-efficacy concerning English-speaking fluency. Four teachers and six …

Trying To Be Funny: A Conversation Analysis Of Humor In Efl University Students’ Role-Plays, Siriprapa Srithep, Patharaorn Patharakorn

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Through the lens of conversational analysis (CA), humor or funniness is not an inherent property of a message, nor an internal state of any social action, but as something interactionally achieved (Glenn, 2003). Teachers are often encouraged to utilize humor to reduce anxiety, lower affective filters, and make language more “memorable” (Bell, 2005; Tarone, 2000; Ziyaeemehr et al., 2011). In the current research endeavor, we focused on an activity called “Drama and Creativity,” an extracurricular activity which is offered to firstyear undergraduate students at a public university in Thailand. During the activity, students worked in groups of three to four …

Analyzing Self-Praise Strategies In Political Resignation Speeches Of Female Heads Of The Government From Australia, England, New Zealand, And Scotland: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis, Umparin Boonsinsuk, Pattrawut Charoenroop

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While males have predominantly held leadership positions in national-level parliaments, the rising visibility of females as heads of government, despite their underrepresentation, is a significant trend. This study investigated the political resignation speeches of four female leaders in national parliaments: Australia, England, New Zealand, and Scotland. Examining their speeches revealed a strategic utilization of self-praise to construct their identity as effective leaders. A comparative analysis of these speeches highlighted distinct self-praise strategies employed. These speakers interacted with varied levels of familiarity with their audience influencing their self-praise strategies. Addressing familiar individuals prompted the use of diverse strategies, notably emphasizing direct …

Lexical Level In English Major Efl Students’ Writing: A Learner Corpus Study, Pong-Ampai Kongcharoen, Jiraporn Dhanarattigann, Tirote Thongnuan

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This study aimed to investigate the lexical competence of English-major EFL students. The learner corpus comprised 552 pieces of writing by sophomore English majors during five academic years between 2017 and 2021, containing 190,506 words in total. The results from VocabProfile program showed that these students used words contained in the academic word list (AWL) at lower rates than what has been suggested by experts. This is probably because they were in their second year studying their first writing course. With less exposure to higherlevel English, they might not have developed an advanced vocabulary repertoire. However, when considering the AWL …

Effects Of Data-Driven Learning On Writing Complexity, Accuracy, And Fluency (Caf) Of Thai Efl Learners, Punyapa Boontam, Supakorn Phoocharoensil

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In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of data-driven learning (DDL) in L2 writing instruction. This paper examined whether and to what extent DDL activities could enhance the writing complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) of 30 Thai EFL learners. The presentation of DDL in this study was hands-on concordancing with the assistance of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The study was held in the context of an English writing workshop focusing on opinion paragraphs, divided into two phases: four weeks for the patternhunting activities and two weeks for the pattern-refining activities. Applying the CAF …

The Role Of Morphological Awareness And Background Knowledge In Turkish Efl Learners’ Writing Ability, Peri Aslan

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Morphological awareness is the metalinguistic realization that words consist of meaningful roots and affixes that can be isolated and manipulated. Learners at different proficiency levels use various forms of background knowledge such as cultural knowledge, technical knowledge, religious knowledge, vocabulary knowledge, and contextual visuals. The purpose of this research was to see whether morphological awareness and background knowledge affected the fluency and accuracy of Turkish EFL learners. The participants consisted of 80 Turkish EFL students. At first, participants were homogenized to select samples and eliminate outliers, then a pretest was used to assess participants’ writing fluency and accuracy prior to …

The Development Of A Full Online Flipped Classroom Instructional Model For Enhancement Of Engineering Students’ English Meeting Skills And Learning Engagement, Piyatida Changpueng, Fasawang Pattanapichet

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The flipped classroom instructional approach gained popularity after the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly disrupted language instruction. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a full online flipped classroom instructional model to enhance students’ meeting skills and their engagement. The model consisted of two lessons: group meeting skills and writing the minutes of meetings. The participants comprised 48 third-year undergraduate engineering students from a public university in Thailand. The study utilized the KW#4 principle to compare average scores of passing students in formative and summative assessments, and to analyze pre-test and post-test scores, aiming to evaluate the model's impact on …

The Effects Of Flipped Learning Integrated With Role-Play On Efl Business English Undergraduates’ Oral Communication Performance, Pallapa Lertcharoenwanich, Kittitouch Soontornwipast

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English oral communication becomes essential, especially for business English students since their future careers require a good command of English. The purposes of this study were to determine if the integration of flipped learning and three types of role-plays (i.e., scripted, semi-scripted, and non-scripted) could enhance English oral communication performance of business English students and to investigate the students’ perceptions towards the approach. This quasi-experimental mixed-methods research with a two-group pre-test-post-test design was conducted with 68 fourth-year business English undergraduates at a public university in Thailand. The participants were divided into a control group (n = 38) and an experimental …

Integrating Reflective Practice Into Undergraduate Teacher Education Programmes In Elt: A No-Lose Deal For Thai University, Andrzej Cirocki, Pariwat Imsa-Ard

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The concept of reflection is probably as old as educational discourse itself. It is an inextricable element of teaching and learning that enables teachers to identify and solve problems related to their teaching practice or learn more about various aspects of their profession. Therefore, to fully prepare reflective language practitioners, it is essential for reflection to be embedded in teacher education programmes in English Language Teaching (ELT). With this in mind, the current contribution begins by operationalising the concept of reflective practice and describing reflective practitioners. It then presents models of reflective teaching, synthesises previous research on reflective practice, and …

Book Review: What Do New Teachers Need To Know?: A Roadmap To Expertise, Sholihatul Sholihatul Daulay, Darayani Sabrina

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Strangers In A Strange Land : Writing For Publication, Andy Curtis

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A Needs Analysis Of English Communication Requirements Of Metropolitan Police : Implications For Training And Skill Development, Samertip Karnchanachari

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Multifunctional Disclaimers In Thai Communication : Perceptions And Factors Influencing Interpretation Through A Mixed-Methods Approach, Anuchit Toomaneejinda, Amnat Paksasuk

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Effect Of Feedback Types And English Achievement On Efl Oral Presentation Performance Of Thai Undergraduates, Raveewan Wanchid, Valaikorn Charoensuk

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Interlanguage Functional Usage Of The L2 English Present Continuous Tense By Thai Learners, Pajaree Buasomboon, Nattama Pongpairoj

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The Retrospective Evaluation Of English Language Teaching Materials In A Preparatory Year English Language Program In Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alfehaid, Nada Alkhatib, Jayakaran Mukundan

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Exploring Gender Differences In Correcting Mother Tongue Influence In Efl Using Call : A Study With Thai Undergraduate Students, Simon Moxon

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“Climate Change Is Destructive; I Will Address It In My Class”: Pre-Service English Teachers’ Perspectives On Climate Change And Its Integration Into Elt, Jepri Ali Saiful, Sofi Yunianti

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Idea Sharing : Using Chatgpt For Diagnostic Writing Assessment, Napat Jitpaisarnwattana

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Paving The Road To Writing Success: Self-Efficacy, Metacognition, A Growth Mindset, And Academic Writing Performance Among Indonesian Efl Students, Lastika Ary Prihandoko, Djatmika Djatmika, Joko Nurkamto, Ruly Morganna, Suci Nugrah Amalia, Priyatno Ardi

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Current research on the academic writing performance of EFL students has identified a number of robust factors. These factors include self-efficacy, metacognition, and a growth mindset. In the area of academic writing performance, however, there is a paucity of research combining these factors into a single study. In light of this, the purpose of this research was to conduct a structural model evaluation to investigate the relationships between self-efficacy, metacognition, a growth mindset, and academic writing performance. In this research, academic writing performance was situated within the context of EFL undergraduate thesis writing. The respondents of this study were 464 …

An Exploratory Study Of The Influence Of Celta/Tesol Certification On Non-Native English Teachers’ Practical Teaching Knowledge, Yousef Mousavi, Peyman Rajabi, Hamid Reza Khalaji

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The demand for proficient English language teachers has increased significantly in non-native English-speaking countries, emphasizing the need for effective teacher training programs. This study investigated the influence of the CELTA/TESOL certification on non-native English teachers’ practical teaching knowledge and efficacy perceptions in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. A qualitative approach was employed, and data were collected via semistructured interviews. The participants comprised eight Iranian EFL teachers who completed the CELTA/TESOL certification program. Before the certification course, the teachers exhibited diverse teaching approaches, emphasizing teacher-centered methods. Their confidence levels varied, and they faced challenges in classroom management and …

Effects Of Instructional Model Based On Coordinated Management Of Meaning And Reader’S Theatre On Japanese Oral Communication Ability, Kavita Fongsataporn, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti, Voravudhi Chirasombutti

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Language reflects how people think and behave in their culture. To have successful conversations, both language use and cultural awareness should be taken into consideration. Undeniably, Japanese grammar is different from Thai making it even harder for Thai learners to have fluent and appropriate conversations in the Japanese language. In the classroom, typically teachers often focus on grammar, leaving less time for students to practice conversation. Consequently, beginner learners often miss cultural details in conversations and are unable to communicate effectively. Thus, it is important for teachers to immerse students in the Japanese culture to improve their speaking skills and …