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Direct linkHongwei, Zhou – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
The article aims to determine the role of critical thinking skills in learning Russian at Chinese universities and to consider this aspect when organizing an online learning environment for students. The research involved 600 students and 50 teachers from the Russian language and math faculties. The analysis of Chinese students' Russian language…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Russian, Second Language Learning
Baker-Smemoe, Wendy; Dewey, Dan P.; Bown, Jennifer; Martinsen, Rob A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
Second language (L2) gains during study abroad have been related to several variables including length of stay (Llanes, 2011), language use (Martinsen, Baker, Dewey, Bown, & Johnson, 2010), and social network development (Isabelli-García, 2006), among others. However, most studies have investigated only a few predictors in single study abroad…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Achievement Gains, Language Proficiency
Brown, N. Anthony; Dewey, Dan P.; Cox, Troy L. – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
In this study, the authors evaluated the strengths and limitations of a self-assessment based on ACTFL Can-Do statements ("ACTFL," 2013]) as a tool for measuring linguistic gains over an internship abroad in Russia. They assessed its reliability, determined how its items mapped with the ACTFL scale, and measured the degree to which…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Pretests Posttests, Interviews, Language Proficiency
Davidson, Dan E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
This study reports on the measured proficiency-referenced learning outcomes during study abroad of a large, multi-institutional cohort (N=1,881) of U.S. students of Russian who have undertaken intensive language study on ACTR-administered formal language study programs at Russian universities for periods of 2, 4, and 9 months over the course of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Robin, Richard M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
The researcher examined 54 oral proficiency interviews (OPIs) with L2 Russian speakers ranging from Intermediate High through Superior (predominantly Advanced Mid) for narrative as defined by Labov. Descriptors adapted from episodic analysis were also used. While the author found that OPIs provided relatively weak prompts for narrative, Superior…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Narration, Russian, Researchers
Peer reviewedRivers, William P. – Foreign Language Annals, 1998
Comparison of language proficiency gains in Russian study abroad in Russia looked at homestay versus dormitory residence. Statistical analysis of the American Council of Teachers of Russian students records database, which contains proficiency data on 2,500 study-abroad participants, was used to compare gains made in speaking, listening, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Databases
