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Download full textLaborda, 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
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
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
Culhane, P. T., Ed.; White, J., Ed. – 1979
Five papers on testing in English as a second language are included in this volume. "A Preliminary Diagnostic Test for Adult Immigrants" by Johan I. Arthur presents the first stage in a project to develop a test for limited English speaking adults in the Colchester, Essex area. "An Initial Testing Battery on a Course for Air Traffic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
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
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
Peer reviewedFigueroa, Richard A.; Garcia, Eugene – Multicultural Education, 1994
Examines changing population demographics in the United States, including shifting student demographic projections, and discusses student-testing issues resulting from these changes. The article reviews the historical context of testing ethnic students, testing special-education students, regulatory issues surrounding the testing of ethnic pupils,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedThurlow, Martha L.; Liu, Kristin K. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2001
The situation of students with disabilities who also have limited English proficiency is addressed, including the identification of these students and a discussion of why it is important for them to participate in state and district assessments. Steps are recommended to ensure that these students are included so that they reap all the benefits of…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
