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Peer reviewedMcKay, Penny – Babel: Australia, 1994
Describes a study of the teaching of junior secondary French in Queensland schools. The key questions in the study regarding how communicative Australians are and should be are considered through empirical data collected in four junior secondary French classes over two years. The study involved observation and analysis of classroom interaction.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Data Collection, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWigglesworth, Gillian – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Multifaceted Rasch analysis was used to determine whether bias was evident in the way a group of raters graded two different versions of an oral interaction test, undertaken by the same candidates. Results indicate that certain raters consistently rated the tape version of the test more harshly while others rated the live one more harshly. (10…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedKebir, Catherine – TESOL Journal, 1994
Identifies how well immigrant students can communicate among themselves. This research consists of eight steps: (1) identifying the problem; (2) investigating suitable research methods; (3) defining terms; (4) reviewing the literature; (5) doing preliminary investigations; (6) hypothesizing; (7) realizing outcomes for learners; (8) reporting. (12…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Students, Classroom Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
