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- 9Cutumisu, M.
- 6Cutumisu, Maria
- 5Carbonaro, Mike
- 5Schaeffer, Jonathan
- 5Szafron, Duane
- 4Onuczko, Curtis
- 9English as a second language
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2014-04-22
The question, ‘How does video captioning improve listening comprehension (LC)?’ is discussed from the perspective of the value captioned video brings to the adult English as a second language (ESL) learner and from how they can be effectively used in the ESL classroom. Listening comprehension is...
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How Well Do Popular Adult ESL Materials Provide Pragmatic Knowledge Learning Opportunities?
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In this study, an evaluation of English as a second language (ESL) textbooks was conducted. Thirty textbooks used in several Edmonton programs intended for students at the intermediate ESL proficiency level were examined to determine their pragmatic content. Findings suggest that ESL instructors...
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2013-04-21
How to teach grammar within the communicative language classroom has been an issue of concern for many educators ever since it has become apparent that simply providing comprehensible input does not ensure high levels of grammatical accuracy (Harley, Allen, Cummins, & Swain, 1990; Lightbown &...
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2008
Schaeffer, Jonathan, Cutumisu, Maria, Waugh, Kevin, Siegel, Jeff, Szafron, Duane, Schumacher, Allan, Duff, Harvey, Gillis, Stephanie, Carbonaro, Mike, Onuczko, Curtis
The unprecedented growth in numbers of children playing computer games has stimulated discussion and research regarding what, if any, educational value these games have for teaching and learning. The research on this topic has primarily focused on children as players of computer games rather than...
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2016
Students’ learning choices, such as seeking critical feedback or revising their work, provide insights into the learning processes that unfold when students learn on their own. This research aims to characterize high-school students who choose to seek critical feedback and to revise posters in a...
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2014-08-20
Second language acquisition research has well established that learners require input, interaction and focus on form during communicative language lessons (Ellis, 2012; Spada & Lightbown, 2008). The question now is no longer if form-focused instruction should be included but where and how the...
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2004
Chan, C., Cutumisu, M., Szafron, D., Lu, P.
Java has multiple inheritance of interfaces, but only single inheritance of code via classes. This situation results in duplicated code in Java library classes and application code. We describe a generalization to the Java language syntax and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to support multiple...
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2013-04-22
Although there has been extensive research conducted on mentoring new instructors in the K-12 system, in English as a foreign language (EFL) and teaching practicum contexts, there is a gap in the research from the Canadian English as a second language (ESL) perspective on mentoring instructors...
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2020-04-06
Researchers have been exploring phrasal verbs (PV) for a few decades now; the complex nature of PVs, their high frequency and productivity in conversation and fiction, and the challenges they pose to learners and teachers account for linguists‟ interest in this type of verb. One area in which PV...
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Pedagogy in Perspective: Ethical Erosion and Effects on Empathy Levels in Healthcare Education
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Johnson, John Christy, Kim, Hyejun, Johnson, Peter Anto
Empathy significantly influences patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and professional satisfaction. Traditionally, empathy has been considered an inherent trait, which could not be learned. Now it is widely established that this fundamental attribute can be taught to healthcare providers -...