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Delta's Key to the Next Generation TOEFL[R] Test: Essential Grammar for the iBT
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Gallagher, Nancy – Delta Publishing Company, 2012
Although the TOEFL iBT does not have a discrete grammar section, knowledge of English sentence structure is important throughout the test. Essential Grammar for the iBT reviews the skills that are fundamental to success on tests. Content includes noun and verb forms, clauses, agreement, parallel structure, punctuation, and much more. The book may…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Grammar
Developing Reading and Writing Skills of Learners' from Arabic-Speaking Backgrounds
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Fuqua, Jason – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2015
The number of native Arabic-speaking students coming to America to study English in university programs has grown over the past few years, and continues to be substantial. It has also been noticed by the English Language Institute (ELI) at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) that these students often struggle more with reading activities in class,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Semitic Languages, Arabs
Process Writing and the Development of Grammatical Competence
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Artunduaga Cuéllar, Marco Tulio – HOW, 2013
This article presents the results of an action research study whose purpose was to apply alternatives for the development of grammatical competence in a group of third semester students of a Morphosyntax I course in an English language teaching undergraduate program at a Colombian public university. Given the fact that the teaching of grammar has…
Descriptors: Process Approach (Writing), Grammar, Action Research, Competency Based Education
The Write a Sentence Test.
Smith, Helen C. – 1987
The "Write a Sentence Test" was developed for use in the evaluation of student writing abilities in association with a project in Memphis, Tennessee. This paper discusses ways of administering and scoring the test, decisions concerning modification of the test, and experiences when the test was administered to sample subjects. All forms…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), English Instruction, Grammar, Punctuation
The Writing Skills Workbook--In Preparation for the GED Test. Test I: The Writing Skills Test. Revised Edition.
Carter, Marilyn; And Others – 1985
Intended for students preparing for the General Educational Development (GED) test, this workbook enables them to complete lessons in writing and spelling skills and to take the simulated writing skills tests. The first section contains worksheets on basic writing skills, such as sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation and the use of…
Descriptors: Grammar, High School Equivalency Programs, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Basic Writing Skills. A Sequential, Objective-Based Program for Use in Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation Classes.
Keeler, Sandy – 1986
This guide is intended for use in helping students master the language arts skills necessary to pass the writing skills portion of the General Educational Development examination. It could also be used in adult basic education classes. The following topics are covered in the individual units: capitalization, punctuation, verb tense, subject-verb…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adult Basic Education, Adverbs, Basic Skills
C.U.B.E. English/Vocabulary. Goals IV-V.
Vincennes Univ., IN. – 1979
A part of the adult basic education (ABE) teaching/learning management system called CUBE (Continuity and Unity in Basic Education), this manual consists of a series of tests and guides for use in teaching English and vocabulary skills to ABE students. Among the tests provided in the manual are the Mott 1600 and Mott 1900 pretests and posttests,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic)
Developing and Improving Written Communication: Punctuation, Expression of Numbers, Writing Sentences and Paragraphs. Competency Test Package. Office Occupations. Instructor's Guide.
Hines, Donna – 1984
This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The package also includes complete directions for the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Correspondence, Business Skills, Clerical Occupations