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Reuben Vyn – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
In recent years, the use of external proficiency-based tests to measure learners' language ability has increased significantly, in part thanks to the Seal of Biliteracy movement. However, there exists very limited research investigating the influence of such tests and their subsequent outcomes data on teachers' practices. As such, this study…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Literacy, Bilingualism
Francis J. Troyan; Bonnie Adair-Hauck; Eileen W. Glisan – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2023
The third edition of the IPA Manual, "The Integrated Performance Assessment: Twenty Years and Counting," builds upon the original framework presented to guide instructors in designing and implementing this cutting-edge assessment in their world language classrooms. Informed by the findings of research conducted on the IPA since 2013,…
Descriptors: Guides, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
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Rouffet, Charline; van Beuningen, Catherine; de Graaff, Rick – Language Learning Journal, 2023
While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more traditional views on language learning. In…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Nordmeyer, Jon – Teachers College Record, 2023
Background/Context: The landscape of English-medium independent schools today is increasingly multilingual, challenging traditional monolingual norms of English testing and teaching. Multilingual learners--students who are able to navigate school in more than one language--are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of standardized tests in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, International Schools, Multilingualism, English (Second Language)
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Daniel Fung; Edsoulla Chung – Language and Education, 2024
Despite the rapid growth of English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes around the globe, the language goals in such programmes have not been clearly defined, making it difficult to evaluate their success. Accordingly, our paper reports on a study that attempted to identify the language goals, operationalised as the vocabulary expected of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kevin M. Wong; Helen Chan Hill; Elizabeth Najera – CATESOL Journal, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted the field of education, shifting instruction from in-person classrooms to virtual learning environments on a global scale. To understand how language teachers engaged in online pedagogy during the pandemic, the current study examines how one expert English Language Development (ELD) teacher, Ms. Anya…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Molle, Daniella; Wilfrid, Jennifer – Educational Researcher, 2021
This article explores the development of a guidance document titled the "Framework for Equitable Instruction" (Framework), which aims to support multilingual students' content-area learning and language development. The Framework was developed by WIDA, a national consortium of states, as part of its system of language standards,…
Descriptors: Standards, Multilingualism, Guidelines, Equal Education
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Callahan, Rebecca; Gautsch, Leslie; Hopkins, Megan; Carmen Unda, Maria Del – Educational Policy, 2022
With the 2015 passage of the "Every Student Succeeds Act" (ESSA), the oversight of language policy in U.S. schools shifted from federal to state governance. Although the education of students officially designated as English learners (ELs) has historically been grounded in federal law, we argue that ELs' educational experiences are also…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English Language Learners, Immigrants, Social Attitudes
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Julia Reckermann, Editor; Philipp Siepmann, Editor; Frauke Matz, Editor – English Language Education, 2024
This book innovatively connects the two fields of oracy and practice-oriented empirical research in English language education. It creates synergies and proposes innovative approaches to the study of oracy in the context of learning and teaching English as a second, additional or foreign language. The book also develops a contemporary and holistic…
Descriptors: Oral Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Anthony, Judith – Curriculum Matters, 2020
This article provides an overview and critical analysis of "The English Language Learning Progressions (ELLP)" (Ministry of Education, 2008). Identifying main themes through critical policy analysis, this review seeks to place "ELLP" in context through a comparison with "The English Language Learning Framework: Draft"…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Policy Analysis
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Gholson, Melissa L.; Guzman-Orth, Danielle – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
The purpose of this report is to propose a theory of action for the development of an alternate English language proficiency assessment (AELPA) system to support the integrated instruction and assessment for English learners with significant cognitive disabilities (ELSCDs). This theory of action examines the purposes of an ELP assessment system…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Language Proficiency
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Gutierrez, Amanda; Lowe, Kevin; Guenther, John – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Improving Indigenous students' literacy is a major priority area for the Australian Government, receiving significant funding to address below benchmark English literacy standardised test results. Despite this, recent benchmark tests suggest Indigenous students continue to achieve well below the national average. This systematic review discusses…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Benchmarking, Literacy Education, Literacy
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Harper, David; Bowles, Anita R.; Amer, Lauren; Pandža, Nick B.; Linck, Jared A. – AERA Open, 2021
English learners (ELs) in K-12 schools must acquire English while simultaneously mastering content knowledge. Educational technology may support students' learning through the affordance of individualized language practice. The current randomized controlled trial intervention study examined the effects of Rosetta Stone Foundations software on…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Language Proficiency
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Blow, David; Myers, Helen – Language Learning Journal, 2022
In the high-stakes accountability English educational system, decisions made by government and agencies about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment drive school planning and actions. This paper analyses the drivers for the recent change to French German and Spanish GCSEs and highlights particular areas of the new specification which may damage the…
Descriptors: French, German, Spanish, Second Language Learning
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Angelo, Denise; Hudson, Catherine – TESOL in Context, 2020
Indigenous learners of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) have historically not been the central focus of TESOL expertise here in Australia, or overseas. Despite moves towards inclusion increasing over the last two decades, there is an ongoing tendency for Indigenous EAL/D learners to remain on the periphery of current TESOL…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Nonstandard Dialects
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