Cognitive Writing Strategies of English as Second Language Students in Higher Education: A Sociocultural Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 3181-3184
Author(s):  
Lee Lai Fong ◽  
Geethanjali Narayanan ◽  
Teoh Sian Hoon ◽  
Chan Yuen Fook ◽  
Gurnam Kaur Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Sociocultural Perspective ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Language Students

scholarly journals Bridging English Language Learner Achievement Gaps through Effective Vocabulary Development Strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Charles Gibson
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Achievement Gaps ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Language Students

<p>Despite a well-documented history of immigration in the United States of America and rise in population of students that speak a language other than English, academic achievement gaps between English Language Learners and their native English language speaking counterparts from Grades Pre-Kindergarten through the college/university level still exist. This research paper conducted a review of philosophical and scholarly literature which displayed evidence that vocabulary development is a major section that educators should consider focusing for to better achievement with English as Second Language students. Implementing educational practices that promote high-frequency vocabulary learning, using teaching approaches that include cognitive and metacognitive strategy, along with incorporating computer-based instruction into language development activities were found to be effective strategies. The discussion of the identified strategies presented in the present review of literature concludes with recommendations for administrators and education professionals serving English Language Learners and English as Second Language students in various learning environments.</p>

scholarly journals Writing Strategies used by Malaysian ESL Undergraduates

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Lai Fong Lee ◽  
Sian Hoon Teoh ◽  
Geethanjali Narayanan ◽  
Yuen Fook Chan ◽  
Gurnam Kaur Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Student Writers ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
The Social

Writing strategies are deemed important to enable learners to write well in academic contexts in higher education. This study examined the writing strategies of English as Second Language (ESL) undergraduates in higher education to look into the type of writing strategies they use. The five categories of writing strategies focused on were rhetorical strategies, metacognitive strategies, cognitive strategies, communicative strategies, and social/affective strategies. The sample of this study comprised 40 students from the social science disciplines in a local public university. The instrument used to collect data was questionnaire. The results showed that the students used all five categories of writing strategies. However, metacognitive strategies, cognitive strategies as well as social/affective strategies were used slightly more compared to communicative strategies and rhetorical strategies. This study has implications for ESL student writers and instructors on writing strategies that can be used to facilitate academic writing. Keywords: writing strategies, undergraduates, writing

scholarly journals THE JOURNEY OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN INDIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

2017 ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Soniya Rajput
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
World Language ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In India

India is a land of various hundred languages; commonly spoken languages are Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati and many more. English officially has a position of assistant language, but the fact is that it is one of the most prominent languages in India. Being one of the imperative languages, the use of English has become a necessity in India. It has been given the main importance as children have been taught English right from kinder garden to middle school and higher education. English represents in Indians minds better culture, better education and superior intellect. The use of English language in India was limited before the incursion of the British. Gradually, people started taking interest in learning and teaching English as a second language because of its use in financial, legal, business, corporate and education in India. Further, the future of learning and teaching English is essential for the reason that it is a world language and universally spoken and written. I believe that English will maintain the lingua franca of the world for next 25-30 years as the numbers of learners are increasing. Thus, the present paper will focus on the journey of teaching and learning English as second language in India emphasizing on its past, present and future.

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