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Heng Lu – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
The test view is on the Duolingo English Test (DET), an alternative online English proficiency test with a machine-driven characteristic. The review covers essential information of the DET such as test purpose, usage, score-mapping with CEFR scale, price, and publisher. Meanwhile, the test usefulness is discussed with focuses on reliability,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Whyte, Shona; Edmonds, Amanda; Palasis, Katerina; Gerbier, Emilie – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Language researchers and teachers have long been interested in the timing of learning, and the distributed practice effect, whereby greater inter-session intervals result in longer retention, is well-known (Kim & Webb, 2022). Many L2 studies have focused on the intentional learning of lexis (Edmonds, Gerbier, Palasis, & Whyte, 2021),…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Litman, Diane; Strik, Helmer; Lim, Gad S. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
This article provides an overview and evaluation of the uses--actual and potential--of automatic speech recognition (ASR) and spoken dialogue systems (SDS), related technologies that can be applied to second language speaking assessment, given particular definitions of the construct. Both technologies have only gradually moved in the direction of…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Assistive Technology
Abdallah, Mahmoud Mohammad Sayed – Online Submission, 2019
"TEFL/TESOL Methodology 2: Advanced Language Teaching/Learning Strategies (2nd Edition)" is a language methodology course with a modern touch. In other words, it is a combination of the most commonly used language teaching approaches, strategies and/or techniques in modern schools nowadays. In particular, it is intended to be used both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Revithiadou, Anthi; Kourtis-Kazoullis, Vasilia; Soukalopoulou, Maria; Konstantoudakis, Konstantinos; Zarras, Christos – The EUROCALL Review, 2015
In this article we present an interactive extensible software, "The 7 Keys of the Dragon," for the teaching/learning of Albanian and Russian to students that attend primary and secondary education in Greece with the respective languages as their heritage languages. We address the key challenges we encountered during the conceptualization…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation
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Chapelle, Carol A.; Chung, Yoo-Ree – Language Testing, 2010
Advances in natural language processing (NLP) and automatic speech recognition and processing technologies offer new opportunities for language testing. Despite their potential uses on a range of language test item types, relatively little work has been done in this area, and it is therefore not well understood by test developers, researchers or…
Descriptors: Test Items, Computational Linguistics, Testing, Language Tests
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Amaral, Luiz; Meurers, Detmar – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
Student models for Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) have largely focused on the acquisition of grammatical structures. In this paper, we motivate a broader perspective of student models for ICALL that incorporates insights from current research on second language acquisition and language testing. We argue for a student model…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Lin, Grace Hui Chin; Chien, Paul Shih-chieh – Online Submission, 2010
Teaching English became a professional and academic field from a half century ago. Many researches for teacher education and teacher training have been conducted in order to raise the English as well as the foreign language trainers' knowledge and capabilities in carrying out effective lessons in classroom. During second millennium of speedily…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Global Approach, Global Education
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Schonenberg, Nancy; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1993
By order of the Civil Service Commission of Belgium, Didascalia, the University of Antwerp developed an adaptive system for evaluating second-language proficiency. A computer model based on probability and information theory was developed; the first module of the ATLAS test currently assesses approximately 15,000 civil servants yearly. (one…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Government Employees
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Byrne, Timothy – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2007
Many teachers today use Learning Management Systems (LMS), several of which are open-source. Specific examples are Claroline and Moodle. However, they are not specifically designed for language learning, and hence not entirely suitable. In this article, I will compare two uses of the Claroline LMS available at Louvain-la-Neuve within the framework…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Loucky, John Paul – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study was to find ways to improve online reading and vocabulary learning. Various new types of online reading comprehension and vocabulary development programs and tests were compared in this study to consider how useful they may be for guiding individual or classroom L2 vocabulary instruction. It explored how these programs seek…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Lange, Dale L.; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1985
Presents the rationale behind a model for the use of the computer in the development of reading comprehension. Basic assumptions concerning reading are delineated. The model has three basic components: intake (text processing and text comprehension), personalization, and extension. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, French, German, Higher Education
Henry, George M. – 1988
A 1987 project to develop materials for computer-assisted instruction in Thai and Indonesian and to train teachers in their use is described. Three different sets of Thai materials based on authentic materials were developed and field tested. One concerned the layout and function of a Thai monastery compound, another was an advanced exercise in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Indonesian, Inservice Teacher Education
Cookson, Simon; Hunter, Simon; Jackson, Daniel; Sick, James – Online Submission, 2005
English for Academic Purposes (EAP Writing) is a compulsory course for English literature and language students at Obirin University. The first semester focuses on expository writing, typical of the TOEFL[R] writing exam. The second semester focuses on writing about literature. To facilitate their writing all students are provided with a user…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Literature, Expository Writing, Management Systems
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1984
This journal includes current information for English teachers (new publications, resource materials, textbooks, tests, and trends) and these articles: "Reliability in the Oral Bagrut Test" (Raphael Gefen); "A Methodological Approach to 'Rewrite Sentence' Drills" (Eliyahu Galore); "Translation as a Bagrut Subject"…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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