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Memoverbs®: Designing An Online Educational Game For English Learners, Bruna Tadross
Memoverbs®: Designing An Online Educational Game For English Learners, Bruna Tadross
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Technology has reshaped the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) field. A pertinent example is the increasing number of online games and activities for EFL learners. Although having a myriad of technological resources to choose from can promote learning, the quality of these tools varies greatly, leading some EFL students to become frustrated by the cost and time spent on ineffective tools. In light of the above, an online educational game to assist learners with irregular verbs in English, based on Design Thinking methodology, is proposed here as an attempt to strengthen the EFL online niche. This research paper illustrates …
Internet-Based Efl University Course Design: Humanistic Considerations, Options And Approaches, Russell Garafalo
Internet-Based Efl University Course Design: Humanistic Considerations, Options And Approaches, Russell Garafalo
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This paper focuses on the developing field of internet-based education as it pertains to the EFL learning environment within the university context. Guidelines and suggestions for approaching EFL course design at the university level are presented in universal terms, with details from one specific Korean university context serving as the experiential touchstone. Humanistic education is the underlying theme of this paper which outlines ways of adapting humanistic learning principles to internet-based classrooms. The learning potential afforded by the internet is weighed against its potential drawbacks. The paper attends to considerations that need to be taken into account at all stages …
Esl/Efl Homework: Philosophical Considerations And Their Application In Esl/Efl Homework Design, David Anderson Plumb
Esl/Efl Homework: Philosophical Considerations And Their Application In Esl/Efl Homework Design, David Anderson Plumb
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This paper examines ESL/EFL homework and homework design first through the exploration of two distinct approaches to homework and homework design and second through the presentation an explanation of the conclusions I reached regarding homework and homework design.
This paper is divided into five sections. The first section provides a working definition of homework and examines the different function of class time and homework time. In the second and third sections two approaches to ESL/EFL homework, traditional and non-traditional, are examined through the presentation and discussion of their constituent parts. The fourth section contains an elucidation of the conclusions I …
English Language Instruction In Iran, Zarrin Khatami
English Language Instruction In Iran, Zarrin Khatami
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The present paper is an overall study of English language instruction in Iran. Several aspects of instruction have been considered:
I. Educational curriculum in the schools of Iran, from kindergarten to eleventh grade.
II. The language background of Iran.
III. Problems in learning/teaching English as a Foreign language in public secondary schools in Iran.
IV. A close look at the two aspects of Graded English, Book 1, ( a textbook being used in the public secondary schools of Iran), as an example of the problems mentioned above.
V. A discussion of the phonemic problems of Farsi speakers learning English with …
A Comparison Of English And Persian For The Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language, Ali A. Eftekhary
A Comparison Of English And Persian For The Teachers Of English As A Foreign Language, Ali A. Eftekhary
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