Browsing IJ21CE. Vol. 03 N. 01 (2016) by Issue Date
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Teachers’ attitudes and techniques towards EFL writing in Egyptian secondary schools
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)In 2008, the Egyptian Ministry of Education introduced a new national textbook, Hello for Secondary Schools, which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instructional practices. Since then, very little attention has been ... -
Omani school supervisor perspectives of contextual factors impacting upon students’ limited English proficiency: an exploratory study
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)Since the beginning of Oman’s “modern era” in 1970, English has assumed a central role in the country’s education system and has acted as a lingua franca across a variety of domains. However, despite this, graduates of ... -
Towards a better EFL learners’ management of their independent English language learning at University level
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)This paper reports the results of a research work that has sought to investigate the characteristics of students’ management of their English language learning and has attempted to correlate it with effective, independent, ... -
Reproducing the institutional discourses: a critical language awareness approach
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)Since “consciousness is the first step towards emancipation” (Fairclough, 1989, p. 233), and since reproducing the ideological power-bearing discourses and hierarchical relations needs foregrounding the taken-for-granted ... -
Observing students’ attitudes towards teachers’ code-switching in EFL classes. Does gender have any impact?
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)Code-switching is a widespread phenomenon used as a communicative resource both in natural and educational settings. This is very common in bilingual and multilingual settings but not in educational ones. There are varying ... -
SERRANO, R., GÓMEZ, M.E. & HUERTAS, C. (Madrid, 2016). La educación sí importa en el siglo XXI
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L2 writing development: the case of two high-achieving and two struggling college-level students
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)Researchers and language practitioners have long been interested in the quest for theory-based, research-supported constructs that can adequately characterize L2 writing proficiency and development. The ongoing scholarly ... -
La música en el ámbito educativo: las comunidades de aprendizaje
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)A lo largo de la historia, la música se ha utilizado para mejorar el bienestar físico, psíquico y emocional. En este sentido, el sistema educativo, y dentro de él, las Comunidades de Aprendizaje2, también han apostado ... -
Investigating Iranian EFL learners’ attitudes toward teachers’ code switching
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2016)Code switching is defined as change in language teaching to help learners understand the EFL points. Code switching can be enjoyed at different times in the EFL classes by the teachers and may be as a safe help to ...