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A State-of-the-Art Review of Distribution-of-Practice Effects on L2 Learning
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Serrano, Raquel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to provide a general overview of recent research on time distribution and second language (L2) learning with special implications for classroom settings. Several studies have been performed to examine how to best distribute the hours of L2 practice to maximize learning by comparing conditions that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Linguistic Input
Developing EFL Student-Teachers' Oral Communication Skills in Light of the Toastmasters Approach
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Elsayed, Amira Mahmoud Mohammed – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a program based on the Toastmasters Approach on developing EFL student teachers' oral communication skills. The study adopted the pre-experimental one group pre-posttest design. Participants comprised a voluntary group (N = 9) from third year, English Department (basic education),…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Student Teachers, Communication Skills
Evaluation of an English Preparatory Program at a Turkish Foundation University
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Bayram, Ilknur; Canaran, Özlem – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This mixed-methods study aims to evaluate the English Preparatory Program (EPP) offered at the Department of Foreign Languages (DFL) at an English-medium foundation university in Turkey during 2017-18 academic year to discover the strengths and weaknesses of the program. Participants of the study were 241 students and 26 teachers. The data were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Program Evaluation
Oral Communication Competency across the Virginia Community College System: A Faculty-Designed Assessment
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Interlante, Lindsey; De Riemer, Cynthia; Palomino, Araceli; Tirpak, Philip C. – Inquiry, 2016
A full-scale oral communication assessment was conducted by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) during the academic year 2013-14. Key components of this assessment included faculty involvement at all stages of assessment and collaboration with assessment coordinators and lead staff personnel. The VCCS Office of Institutional Research and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Speech Communication, Communication Skills
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy. Oxford Library of Psychology
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Easterbrooks, Susan R., Ed.; Dostal, Hannah M., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2020
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy" brings together state-of-the-art research on literacy learning among deaf and hard of hearing learners (DHH). With contributions from experts in the field, this volume covers topics such as the importance of language and cognition, phonological or orthographic awareness, morphosyntactic…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Literacy, Brain
Profiling Programs: Formative Uses of Departmental Consultations in the Assessment of Communication across the Curriculum
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Anson, Chris M.; Dannels, Deanna – Across the Disciplines, 2009
Implementation of communication-across-the-curriculum initiatives has outpaced their systematic assessment, leaving many stakeholders wondering whether faculty and students are benefiting from the emphasis on writing, speaking, and other communicative media in discipline-based courses and curricula. Increasing interest in assessment, however, has…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Communication Skills, Program Implementation, Interdisciplinary Approach