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Laborda, Jesus Garcia; Litzler, Mary Frances – International Education Studies, 2011
Many ELT examinations have gone online in the last few years and a large number of educational institutions have also started considering the possibility of implementing their own tests. This paper deals with the training of a group of 24 ELT teachers in the Region of Valencia (Spain). In 2007, the Ministry of Education provided funds to determine…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Cochran, Effie Papatzikou – ESL Magazine, 1998
Describes the conversion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language to computer-based testing (CBT), explaining the impetus for change and answering questions about benefits of CBT, introduction of CBT into the U.S. and internationally, test scoring and reporting, effects of computer literacy on test scores, preparing test-takers for CBT, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Chun, Judith, Ed. – 1980
This issue of a newsletter for second language researchers and teachers features an article by Michael Clyne entitled "Research on Bilingual and Second Language Acquisition in Australia." The article provides abstracts of Australian research projects in English as a second language, perception of Australian English speech, testing second…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Auditory Perception, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Trim, J. L. M., Ed. – 1981
The project reported here aimed at serving the interests of increased European understanding, cooperation, and mobility by improving and broadening the learning of modern languages, making appropriate provision for all sections of the population. This report provides recommendations for the implementation of a European framework within which…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Zettersten, Arne – 1984
A Swedish language teacher's experiences with recent developments in language teaching technology such as videotext, teletext, microcomputers, and videotapes and videodisks are presented. His conclusions regarding this new technology include the following: videotext is suitable for self-testing and distance education because it is interactive, but…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Donmall, B. Gillian, Ed. – 1985
Papers sponsored by the Language Awareness Working Party, a task force of Great Britain's National Congress on Languages in Education concerned with common concerns of professionals in all areas of native and second language instruction, include: "The Report of the Language Awareness Working Party"; "Language Awareness in Six Easy…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Children
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior