Publication Date
| In 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 7 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 12 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Chaudhary, Shreesh | 2 |
| Alis Oancea | 1 |
| Bhattacharya, Rimli | 1 |
| Carey, Michael D. | 1 |
| Dhir Jhingran | 1 |
| Divya, John | 1 |
| Dunn, Peter K. | 1 |
| Flexer, Carol | 1 |
| Gideon Arulmani | 1 |
| Goldberg, Donald M. | 1 |
| Gupta, Snehlata | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 12 |
| Reports - Research | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 4 |
| Early Childhood Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Primary Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| India | 13 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Dynamic Indicators of Basic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSonali Nag; Gideon Arulmani; Dhir Jhingran; Jelena Mirkovic; Alis Oancea; Margaret Snowling – Topics in Language Disorders, 2025
High-quality oral language interventions support children's readiness for formal literacy instruction, and yet guidance for multilingual classrooms is not available. To address this gap, we drew on the empirical literature on linguistically diverse learners, classroom linguistic environments, and usage-based theories to identify principles for…
Descriptors: Oral Language, School Readiness, Heuristics, Teaching Methods
Download full textHetcherla,Narendra Kumar – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
A language 'test' is a systematic procedure for observing a person's behavior and describing it with the aid of a numerical scale or category system (Cronbach LJ 1971: 26). A test cannot be based on a selection of items chosen on linguistic grounds alone, and that to devise an effective test, it is necessary to specify how an examinee requires to…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Venkateswara, U.; Divya, John – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
This investigation focused on the speaking-skills component of the syllabi of Technical English I and II (Regulation 2013) at Anna University in Chennai, India. It was meant to formulate strategies for effective schemes to develop the English-speaking skills of engineering students in the colleges affiliated to the University. The major research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Skills, Communication Skills, Second Language Learning
Watson, Lucy – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The 'Global Student Collective' is a telecollaboration project on the International Foundation Year (IFY) programme at the University of Southampton. IFY students were connected with volunteers in Brazil, India, Hungary, and Italy online in order to find out more about their countries. The project required the students to exercise multiple…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
Lim, Stacey R.; Goldberg, Donald M.; Flexer, Carol – Volta Review, 2018
In 1993, the first study of outcomes of auditory-verbal graduates was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (JAAA). The stated purpose of the research at that time "was to document the status of graduates of one aural habilitation option; auditory-verbal" (p. 190, Goldberg & Flexer). A follow-up study was…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Young Children, Oral Language, Listening
Shenoy, Sunaina; Wagner, Richard K.; Rao, Nisha M. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
This study explores the possibility of adapting specific progress-monitoring tools developed in the US for use in English-medium private schools in Bangalore. In the US, many teachers adopt progress-monitoring tools like the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and Curriculum Based Measurement (easyCBM) to keep track of their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Elementary School Students
Shantha, S.; Mekala, S. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The mastery of speaking skills in English has become a major requisite in engineering industry. Engineers are expected to possess speaking skills for executing their routine activities and career prospects. The article focuses on the experimental study conducted to improve English spoken proficiency of Indian engineering students using task-based…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Task Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Carey, Michael D.; Mannell, Robert H.; Dunn, Peter K. – Language Testing, 2011
This study investigated factors that could affect inter-examiner reliability in the pronunciation assessment component of speaking tests. We hypothesized that the rating of pronunciation is susceptible to variation in assessment due to the amount of exposure examiners have to nonnative English accents. An inter-rater variability analysis was…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Pronunciation, Phonology, Interlanguage
Jose, G. Rexlin; Raja, B. William Dharma – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2012
Language is the most important instrument for communication. It enables and facilitates both the speaker and the listener to exchange their thoughts and feelings. It is the basis for social, cultural, aesthetic, spiritual and economic development and growth of every human being. Unless the spoken language is free from errors and barriers, it can…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Chaudhary, Shreesh – TESL-EJ, 2008
Courses in Spoken English (SE) are yet to be acceptable in Indian universities because conducting session-end tests in SE is assumed to be logistically difficult and academically problematic. This article argues that it need not necessarily be so; session-end tests can be conducted just as in other courses. With voice recording, preferably a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Networks, French, English (Second Language)
Chaudhary, Shreesh – Forum, 1997
Discusses a course and accompanying test for teaching spoken English in India. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Tests
Mishra, Ranjita; Stainthorp, Rhona – Journal of Research in Reading, 2007
This study investigated the relationships between phonological awareness and reading in Oriya and English. Oriya is the official language of Orissa, an eastern state of India. The writing system is an alphasyllabary. Ninety-nine fifth grade children (mean age 9 years 7 months) were assessed on measures of phonological awareness, word reading and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Written Language, Phonemes
Bhattacharya, Rimli; Gupta, Snehlata; Jewitt, Carey; Newfield, Denise; Reed, Yvonne; Stein, Pippa – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2007
This article makes a methodological contribution to investigating the policy-practice nexus in the English classroom. It looks beyond language to offer a multimodal case study analysis of English classrooms in three cities: Delhi, Johannesburg, and London. The article shows how policies mediated by the agencies of the state, the school, the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Case Studies
