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Xinyang Peng; Xiangling Wang; Xiaoye Li – SAGE Open, 2024
Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) is a process where humans and machines meet. While previous researchers have adopted psychological and cognitive approaches to explore the factors affecting MTPE performance, little research has been carried out to simultaneously investigate the post-editors' cognitive traits and the post-editing task…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Translation, English (Second Language)
Chunyan Shi – SAGE Open, 2025
The National Matriculation English Test (NMET), also known as the Gaokao English Examination, is a high-stakes, large-scale selection test for tertiary education in China, with numerous provinces and regions adopting the standardized national test papers. The validity of the NMET has garnered extensive attention. To verify the NMET's validity, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, High Stakes Tests
Zhangwei Chen – SAGE Open, 2024
Motivation and anxiety are two crucial factors influencing learning outcomes, yet limited empirical research on expectancy-value theory can be found within previous literature about Chinese undergraduate students studying English as a foreign language (EFL). Moreover, few studies have examined the interaction between motivation and skill-specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Jeffrey Dawala Wilang – SAGE Open, 2024
This paper presents the findings of a large-scale quantitative study, which involved surveying 1,184 undergraduates from a Thai science and technology university to assess both their general and language mindsets. The study's primary aims were to identify the prevalence of growth or fixed among these students, explore potential statistical…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics
Fuyu Kong; Yanli Zhang – SAGE Open, 2024
To explore the washback of the HSK on students learning Chinese as a Second Language (CSL), the study surveyed 1,616 SCL students from 25 different mother tongue backgrounds and interviewed international students studying in China through questionnaire and interview. The following was found in this study: (a) The HSK influenced both the process…
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Ling Xu; Tina Abdullah; Xiongying Tang – SAGE Open, 2024
English as a foreign language education is a top national priority in China, and improving learners' English language proficiency is a concern. However, most research focuses on how to enhance English proficiency in the educational environment. Investigations of the impacts of family environment on English language development are limited. This…
Descriptors: Family Environment, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Parenting Styles
Meina Feng; Muhammad Noor Bin Abdul Aziz; Syarizan Dalib – SAGE Open, 2025
Many definitions and models of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) have emerged over the years, predominantly influenced by Euro-American perspectives. To explore this concept within diverse cultural contexts, this study delves into ICC in the Chinese setting using a qualitative approach. Byram's ICC model served as the theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)
Xiaoyun Liu; Ziqing Xu; Huilin Wang – SAGE Open, 2025
International students frequently encounter cultural and language barriers abroad, which can disrupt their integration and negatively impact their academic performance, social well-being, and increase feelings of loneliness and anxiety. In an effort to explore the intricate dynamics between cultural intelligence, linguistic confidence,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Qiqin Hu; Bochra Kouider – SAGE Open, 2024
Research in the field of language attrition suggests that the use of a foreign language (FL) diminishes among language learners when it ceases to be actively employed. The present study aimed to investigate whether similar patterns of lexical attrition occurred among FL teachers, who were generally considered to possess a strong resistance to FL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Kirsten Calleja Salerno; Ma. Teresa Tuason; Bridget Stanton; Sara Buchanan – SAGE Open, 2024
This study aims to identify which factors predict psychological distress among international college students attending American universities. International students experience unique stressors, as well as bring with them their own enculturation: culture of origin identity, language, and competence when acculturating. To get a comprehensive…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Students, Stress Variables, Stress Management
Aihua Zhu; Samah Ali Mohsen Mofreh; Sultan Salem – SAGE Open, 2023
The application of the language proficiency scales (LPS) in education validates its function, as it can explore the value in-depth. However, little systematic research on applying LPS has been conducted due to the complex intertwining of stakeholders and a lack of theoretical framework and practical approaches. Adopting the framework proposed by…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Xiaoqin Shi; Nini Qu; Xiaoyuan Wang – SAGE Open, 2024
Spoken English Competency (SEC) remains a critical weakness in English Proficiency (EP) of Chinese college students, particularly when compared with their English competency in writing and reading. Despite years of English learning since elementary school, Chinese college students often struggle to master SEC. Although previous studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Jingjing Qin; Timothy Groombridge – SAGE Open, 2023
The hybrid nature of reading-to-write tasks calls for more empirical research on understanding the relationship between L2 reading, writing, and proficiency. This study examines summaries written by 46 Emirati university students, who were asked to write a 150-word summary of an expository text on the topic of "consumerism" during class…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition), Reading Writing Relationship
Murdoch, Yvette Denise; Lim, Hyejung – SAGE Open, 2022
Teacher attrition is a global concern. Because motivation drives a teacher to persist in their teaching career and affects their effectiveness, persistence among pre-service teachers is important. This exploratory study (N = 55) of college of education students at a university in metropolitan Seoul, South Korea, using survey data, used: (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Student Motivation
Yihuan Yuan; Jamalludin Harun; Boon Yew Wong; Li Li – SAGE Open, 2025
English is a vital tool for global communication and development, and also a compulsory course for college English as a foreign language (EFL) students. College students as the backbone of social development whose English proficiency is worth noting. Up to now, much research has empowered language learning by technology, which shows its…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Cooperative Learning, Second Language Instruction