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What is Foreign Language

Chapter 3
Emerging Practices for Online Language Assessment, Exams, Evaluation, and Feedback
Any language that is not the state language, is taught at school for a limited amount of time by a non-native speaker and is not used for daily communication.
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Online Formative Assessment via the E-Portfolio: Attitudes of Greek and Russian EFL University Students
Vicky Papachristou (CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Greece), Maria-Araxi Sachpazian (CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Greece), and Olga Safonkina (National Research N.P. Ogarev State University, Russia)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6227-0.ch003
Abstract
The study explores Greek and Russian EFL university students' attitudes towards the use of electronic portfolios as one of the most suitable forms of formative assessment to monitor the process and progress of foreign language learning for online language education. To that end, data were collected online via a questionnaire by 75 Greek and 115 Russian participants who have experienced studying English online during the pandemic and face-to-face. The results have shown that all students hold positive attitudes towards this type of assessment and are aware of its facilitative and beneficial role in enhancing self-learning which could lead to significantly better results. Based on the findings obtained, the authors will attempt to put forth some practical recommendations for English practitioners in teaching English online who seek educational support in this area.
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Chapter 23
GraphoGame: A Computer-Assisted Reading Acquisition Tool – An Enabling Support to Reading in the African Classroom
This is a language that a child will not know and is typically not a language that is native to Namibia. French is an example of a foreign language in Namibia. German is the exception as it is a national language and the home language for almost 1% of the Namibian population, but is regarded as a foreign language for other Namibians. In the state schools, foreign languages are offered from Grades 8 to 12.
Published in Chapter: GraphoGame: A Computer-Assisted Reading Acquisition Tool – An Enabling Support to Reading in the African Classroom; From: Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning
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Foreign Language Education Through Online Communities of Practice
The language studied in addition to one’s mother tongue in a context where the target language is neither the official language nor used for communicative purposes.
Published in Chapter: Foreign Language Education Through Online Communities of Practice; From: Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education
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Chapter 7
The Adventure of Raising Kids in Spanish and English as Non-Native Anglophone Families in Spain: Parents' Perceptions Before and During the Process
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Addressing Cross-Linguistic Influence and Related Cultural Factors Using Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
A foreign language is a language not widely spoken and used by the people of a community / society / nation. For example, Spanish is a foreign language in Canada.
Published in Chapter: Addressing Cross-Linguistic Influence and Related Cultural Factors Using Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL); From: Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models
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Multi-Cultural Communication is Essential for Tourism Industry: Global to Local Perspective
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The Multilingual Condition and EFL Paradigms in Moroccan Higher Education: Investigating L1 Perceptions and Practices Among Professors and Students in a Classroom Context
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Chapter 2
The Use of Stories in English to Educate in Values in Primary Education
A foreign language is a language that is not an official language of, nor typically spoken in a specific country. Native speakers from that country usually need to acquire it through conscious learning, such as language lessons at school, self-teaching, or attending language understanding and engaging include the ability to understand and engage in a discipline's discourses and rhetorical situations by delivering expressing and interpreting or performances and to express and interpret ideas—both their own and those of others—in clear oral presentations or performances.
Published in Chapter: The Use of Stories in English to Educate in Values in Primary Education; From: Global Perspectives on Value Education in Primary School
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Chapter 2
Exploring the Language Learning Challenges of Dyslexics
A language which is not the mother tongue of the speaker. It is a target language that is learned after the native language.
Published in Chapter: Exploring the Language Learning Challenges of Dyslexics; From: Emergent Practices of Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms
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Perceptions of Remote Foreign Language Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Higher Education Students in Morocco
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Leadership in Foreign Language Departments: It's Not Just Language
In the context of this article a typical foreign language is Spanish, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian. These languages are the most commonly taught ones in U.S. higher education institutions.
Published in Chapter: Leadership in Foreign Language Departments: It's Not Just Language; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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Chapter 15
Introducing English as a Second Language to the Algerian Primary Schools
Any language not native to a particular region or person. Foreign language instruction is often required or strongly encouraged in primary and secondary education.
Published in Chapter: Introducing English as a Second Language to the Algerian Primary Schools; From: Global Perspectives on Value Education in Primary School
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Chapter 8
Research-Based Listening Tasks for Video Comprehension
The terms “foreign language,” “second language,” “target language,” and “language” are used interchangeably to refer to languages other than English taught as an academic subject.
Published in Chapter: Research-Based Listening Tasks for Video Comprehension; From: Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning
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Can a Teaching Method Guarantee Success in L2 Learning?: Study of the Factors That Intervene in the Process
A language that is not one’s mother tongue. It should be noted that, even though there are many authors who establish a distinction between foreign language and second language , it is also very common to use them as interchangeable terms. Those who do make the difference consider that a second language is learnt in a context where that particular language is normally used (a natural learning environment), while a foreign language is always learnt in a context where the members of the community do not normally speak it. For instance, if an Australian whose mother tongue is English moves to Spain, this person will learn Spanish as a second language. On the contrary, if the same person, instead of moving to Spain, decides to learn Spanish at a language school in Australia, this will be a foreign language learning context.
Published in Chapter: Can a Teaching Method Guarantee Success in L2 Learning?: Study of the Factors That Intervene in the Process; From: Handbook of Research on Bilingual and Intercultural Education
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Chapter 9
Internationalisation and Language Policy in European Higher Education: The Case of Austria and the Czech Republic
A foreign language is a language that is neither one’s native language nor used for communicative purposes among the members of the community.
Published in Chapter: Internationalisation and Language Policy in European Higher Education: The Case of Austria and the Czech Republic; From: Digital Transformation and Internationalization Strategies in Organizations
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Mobile Gamification Tools for Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education
A foreign language is a language that is not the native language of a particular speaker or community, but rather is learned as a second or additional language.
Published in Chapter: Mobile Gamification Tools for Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education; From: New Perspectives in Teaching and Learning With ICTs in Global Higher Education Systems
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