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Shuo Feng; Kailun Zhang – Second Language Research, 2025
The present study aims to explore how second language (L2) speakers process four types of presupposition triggers in an online self-paced reading task and an offline acceptability judgment task. The four types of triggers are definite expressions with "the," the factive verb "know," the change-of-state verb "stop" and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Computer Assisted Testing, Paper and Pencil Tests
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Miao Li; Yueming Xi; Esther Geva; Rong Yan; Wei Zhao – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
It has been suggested that the reading acceleration program (RAP) (Breznitz et al. in Nature Communications 4: 1486, 2013), in which participants are forced to read at a rate faster than their normal reading fluency rate, improves reading fluency and comprehension in alphabetic languages. However, its effectiveness has never been examined in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Ying Xu; Xiaodong Li; Jin Chen – Language Testing, 2025
This article provides a detailed review of the Computer-based English Listening Speaking Test (CELST) used in Guangdong, China, as part of the National Matriculation English Test (NMET) to assess students' English proficiency. The CELST measures listening and speaking skills as outlined in the "English Curriculum for Senior Middle…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Shujun Liu; Azzeddine Boudouaia; Xinya Chen; Yan Li – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
The application of Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) has recently gained researchers' attention worldwide. However, the impact of AWE feedback on student writing, particularly in languages other than English, remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the impacts of Chinese AWE feedback and teacher feedback on Chinese writing revision,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Writing Evaluation
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Junlan Pan; Emma Marsden – Language Testing, 2024
"Tests of Aptitude for Language Learning" (TALL) is an openly accessible internet-based battery to measure the multifaceted construct of foreign language aptitude, using language domain-specific instruments and L1-sensitive instructions and stimuli. This brief report introduces the components of this theory-informed battery and…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Aptitude Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Construction
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Lei Jiang; Na Yu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This research aims to address the challenges of digital transformation in education by understanding the digital competence of teachers through a mixed-methods approach. The grounded theory is employed to develop the Teachers' Digital Competence Model (TDCM), which is structured around three facets: development, pedagogy, and ethics. Within these…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Competencies, Technological Literacy, Ethics
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Wei Wang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
As information and communication technologies develop in China, language tests are shifting from conventional paper-and-pencil testing to computerized testing. The aim of this study is to investigate Chinese test-takers' adaptability to computerized language exams, including their performance across testing modes and their perception of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yaru Meng; Hua Fu; Chuang Wang – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
There is growing literature on computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) wherein individual items are accompanied by mediating prompts, but its effectiveness at fine-grained levels across time has not been explored sufficiently. This study constructed a computerized listening dynamic assessment (CLDA) system, where mediation was informed by an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Test Validity, Audio Equipment, Audiometric Tests
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Qianru Li; Kan Kan Chan – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Mobile-assisted Language Learning (MALL) has been widely adopted in teaching and learning, yet there has been scant research concerning speaking test adaptation. An emerging type of mobile application is designed to facilitate test takers' performance in a high-stakes speaking test (e.g., the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)).…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Test Wiseness, Computer Assisted Testing, Handheld Devices
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Ana Espírito Santo; Nélia Alexandre; Sílvia Perpiñán – Second Language Research, 2024
This article reports on an experimental study on the acquisition of prepositional relative clauses in second language European Portuguese by Chinese native speakers. It focuses on the role of resumption, mandatory in prepositional relative clauses in Chinese (the native language of the learners) and non-conventional in European Portuguese (the…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chao Zhou; Anabela Rato – Second Language Research, 2024
This study reports syllable position effects on second language (L2) Portuguese speech perception, revealing that L2 segmental learning may be prone to an influence from the suprasegmental level. The results show that first language (L1) Mandarin learners had diminished performance on the discrimination between the target Portuguese liquids (/l/…
Descriptors: Syllables, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Mandarin Chinese