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Direct linkSeyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini; Mahtab Janfada; Leila Iranmanesh – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2025
Language tests, including international high-stakes English proficiency tests widely used around the world, are to be viewed as ideological constructs connected with power relations and center-periphery demarcations at different social levels. In this paper, we examine the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as an instance of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Chong, Sin Wang – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2019
Recent literature on the use of exemplars in the context of higher education has shown that exemplar-based instruction is implemented in various disciplines; nevertheless, how exemplar-based instruction can be implemented in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing classrooms in higher education institutions remains under-explored. In this…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Pawlak, Miroslaw; Waniek-Klimczak, Ewa; Majer, Jan – Multilingual Matters, 2011
Developing the ability to speak in a foreign language is an arduous task. This is because it involves the mastery of different language subsystems, simultaneous focus on comprehension and production, and the impact of a range of social factors. This challenge is further compounded in situations in which learners have limited access to the target…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Second Languages, Testing, Language Tests
Poehner, Matthew E. – Modern Language Journal, 2007
A major preoccupation in assessment is connecting examinees' performance in assessment and nonassessment contexts. This preoccupation has traditionally been framed in terms of generalizability. This article reconceptualizes this problem from a qualitatively different perspective on human abilities and their development, namely, the Sociocultural…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Tests, Sociocultural Patterns, Theories
Michael-Luna, Sara, Ed. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2008
This section presents brief synopses of empirical research and theoretical discussions in peer-reviewed journals. The aim is to disseminate findings and perspectives in fields related to TESOL and to provide access to the diverse conversations among scholars in the field.
Descriptors: Language Research, Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMantero, Miguel – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2002
Discusses sociocultural theory and pedagogy in the second language classroom, especially as it relates to student assessment. Suggests authentic assessment (G. Wiggins, 1990) and instructional conversations (R. Tharp and R. Gallimore, 1988) as better methods of student assessment within this sociocultural framework. (SLD)
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Evaluation
Newbold, Richard C., III; And Others – 1982
An intensive 3-week training program in medical communications skills for foreign native medical graduates (FNMG) is described. The program incorporates language and acculturation training via medically relevant, situational dialogues and role playing; training in medical interviewing skills with patient simulations; instruction in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Clinical Experience, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Training
