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SLA Developmental Stages and Teachers' Assessment of Written French: Exploring Direkt Profil as a Diagnostic Assessment Tool
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Granfeldt, Jonas; Ågren, Malin – Language Testing, 2014
One core area of research in Second Language Acquisition is the identification and definition of developmental stages in different L2s. For L2 French, Bartning and Schlyter (2004) presented a model of six morphosyntactic stages of development in the shape of grammatical profiles. The model formed the basis for the computer program Direkt Profil…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, French, Language Teachers
Dimensions of Test Performance in English as a Foreign Language in Different European Settings: A Two-Level Confirmatory Factor Analytical Approach
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Erickson, Gudrun; Åberg-Bengtsson, Lisbeth; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
The present study explored data from a survey of students' performance in English at the end of compulsory school in 6 European countries. The aim was to gain deeper knowledge of the internal structure of the test and to discuss similarities and differences between the different settings regarding patterns in language proficiency. The analyses,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Categorization of Digital Games in English Language Learning Studies: Introducing the SSI Model
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Sundqvist, Pia – Research-publishing.net, 2013
The main aim of the present paper is to introduce a model for digital game categorization suitable for use in English language learning studies: the Scale of Social Interaction (SSI) Model (original idea published as Sundqvist, 2013). The SSI Model proposes a classification of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) digital games into three categories:…
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Computer Games