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A Context-Aligned Two Thousand Test: Toward Estimating High-Frequency French Vocabulary Knowledge for Beginner-to-Low Intermediate Proficiency Adolescent Learners in England
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Amber Dudley; Emma Marsden; Giulia Bovolenta – Language Testing, 2024
Vocabulary knowledge strongly predicts second language reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Yet, few tests have been developed to assess vocabulary knowledge in French. The primary aim of this pilot study was to design and initially validate the Context-Aligned Two Thousand Test (CA-TTT), following open research practices. The CA-TTT is a…
Descriptors: French, Vocabulary Development, Secondary School Students, Language Tests
The Dichotomy of Language and Content in US and UK Higher Education--Implications for the Development of Intercultural Competence and Perspectives Towards the Target Language
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Parks, Elinor – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The complex relationship between language and culture has been widely problematised in applied linguistics and education (see Byram, 1997; Byrnes, 2002; Kramsch, 1993; Risager, 2006). While this issue has been extensively explored from a theoretical perspective, few studies have examined the complexity of this relationship from the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Educational Change
How Many People Does It Take to Make an Essex Man? Year 9 Face up to Historical Difference
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McCrory, Catherine – Teaching History, 2013
Teaching her Key Stage 3 students in Essex, Catherine McCrory was struck by the stark contrast between their enthusiasm for studying diverse histories of Africa and the Americas and their reluctance to engage with certain groups deemed different within England. Inspired by the resources in the local Record Office and keen to implement the part of…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Aims and Choices in Development Education.
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Robinson, Roger – Geographical Education, 1990
Discusses an investigation of how British secondary school geography teachers' attitudes and values influence their choices of objectives, content, and teaching methods. Focuses on approaches to development issues. Uses cluster analysis to summarize results. Notes the constraining influence of having to prepare students for public examinations.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cluster Analysis, Correlation, Course Content