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Direct linkLeonard, Karen; Bonilla, Nancy – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
This study examined the perceived and assessed speaking proficiency levels of 10 in-service Spanish teachers, their use of Spanish in and outside of work, and factors that motivate or hinder the maintenance or development of their proficiency. It also compared their current proficiency levels with their proficiency levels before completion of…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Golparvar, Seyyed Ehsan; Azizsahra, Mahsa – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
The impact of task complexity on integrated writing performance is under-researched. This study purports to investigate the effect of graph complexity and planning time on graph writing performance as well as graph description strategies. Ninety-six EFL learners of English were assigned into three groups to examine the effect of three planning…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Al-Gahtani, Saad – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
This study explored the development of L2 learners' interactional competence in Arabic when making requests. Combining a longitudinal and cross-sectional design, it closely examined how learners' language proficiency affected their use of multiple requests in daily-life interactions. Participants included L2 learners (n = 40) and Saudi Arabic…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rocque, Ryan; Ferrin, Scott; Hite, Julie M.; Randall, Vance – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
This study considers the opinions of dual immersion elementary school principals in investigating the following research questions: (1) What do dual immersion principals identify as the skills and traits for the school leader that lead to the principal's success in a dual immersion context? and (2) What were the differences of opinion, if any,…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students, Principals
Back, Michele – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
Although study abroad is viewed as an ideal environment for interaction in the target language, research in this area has relied mostly upon self-reported data, which pose challenges regarding recall bias and participant commitment. This article shows how Facebook data can be used to analyze naturally occurring learner interactions during study…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Study Abroad, Internet, Ethnography
Peer reviewedTerry, Robert M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Evaluation of mastery at the various stages of language acquisition is more appropriately carried out through the use of creative testing on hybrid achievement tests, which retain certain features of achievement tests and incorporate proficiency-based tasks that require authentic communicative language use. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
