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Ahmet Can Uyar; Dilek Büyükahiska – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2025
This study explores the effectiveness of using ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) language model, as an Automated Essay Scoring (AES) tool for grading English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' essays. The corpus consists of 50 essays representing various types including analysis, compare and contrast, descriptive, narrative, and opinion…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
Vasfiye Geçkin; Ebru Kiziltas; Çagatay Çinar – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
The quality of writing in a second language (L2) is one of the indicators of the level of proficiency for many college students to be eligible for departmental studies. Although certain software programs, such as Intelligent Essay Assessor or IntelliMetric, have been introduced to evaluate second-language writing quality, an overall assessment of…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
The Effects of Test Type, Pronunciation, and Proficiency Level on EFL Learners' Speaking Exam Scores
Kilinc, Kardelen; Yildirim, Ozgur – World Journal of Education, 2020
The present study aims to reveal the effects of test type, pronunciation and proficiency levels of the students on speaking test scores. A total of 147 Turkish EFL students consisting of 38 beginner, 36 elementary, 37 pre-intermediate and 36 intermediate levels participated in the study. Presentation as planned, and paired speaking test as…
Descriptors: Test Format, Pronunciation, Scores, Language Proficiency
Mahzoun, Zinat; Han, Turgay – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2019
Previous research on pronunciation errors observed that the most frequently mispronounced English phonemes are word-initial consonants. The findings of the current study invalidate those observations by presenting the data analysis of 40 Turkish EFL learners' speech samples, which illustrates that segmental speech errors are position-independent…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Error Patterns, Phonemes, English (Second Language)
Sahan, Özgür; Razi, Salim – Language Testing, 2020
This study examines the decision-making behaviors of raters with varying levels of experience while assessing EFL essays of distinct qualities. The data were collected from 28 raters with varying levels of rating experience and working at the English language departments of different universities in Turkey. Using a 10-point analytic rubric, each…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Essays, Writing Evaluation, Evaluators
The Impact of Pre-Task Planning on Speaking Test Performance for English-Medium University Admission
O'Grady, Stefan – Language Testing, 2019
This study investigated the impact of different lengths of pre-task planning time on performance in a test of second language speaking ability for university admission. In the study, 47 Turkish-speaking learners of English took a test of English language speaking ability. The participants were divided into two groups according to their language…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Placement
Tasçi, Samet; Aksu Ataç, Bengü – Online Submission, 2018
Making errors is a natural process of language learning. As in all kind of learning, language learning also involves making errors. Research has shown that even in the first language acquisition process, children make countless errors. Similarly, adult learners of English will inevitably make errors until they have mastered the rules of target…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Analysis (Language)
Han, Turgay; Huang, Jinyan – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2017
Using generalizability (G-) theory and rater interviews as both quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study examined the impact of scoring methods (i.e., holistic versus analytic scoring) on the scoring variability and reliability of an EFL institutional writing assessment at a Turkish university. Ten raters were invited to rate 36…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Scoring
Turgut, Fehmi; Kayaoglu, M. Naci – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2015
This study investigates the effect of using rubrics as an instructional tool on students' writing performance in English as a foreign language. The major goal was to liberate the students from the narrow perception of writing based solely on the notion of correct grammar which is strongly felt in EFL writing. In this quasi-experimental research,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Scoring Rubrics, Quasiexperimental Design