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Linguistic Proficiency Assessment in Second Language Acquisition Research: The Elicited Imitation Task
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Gaillard, Stéphanie; Tremblay, Annie – Language Learning, 2016
This study investigated the elicited imitation task (EIT) as a tool for measuring linguistic proficiency in a second/foreign (L2) language, focusing on French. Nonnative French speakers (n = 94) and native French speakers (n = 6) completed an EIT that included 50 sentences varying in length and complexity. Three raters evaluated productions on…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Cloze Procedure, Questionnaires, Language Tests
A Self System Perspective on Young Adolescents' Motivation to Learn English in Urban and Rural Settings
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Lamb, Martin – Language Learning, 2012
This study examined the motivation to learn English of Indonesian junior high school pupils, 13-14 years of age, in three distinct contexts: a metropolitan city, a provincial town, and a rural district. Utilizing Dornyei's second language (L2) Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework, this study employed a 50-item questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A Note on the Relationship Between English Proficiency, Years of Language Study and Medium of Instruction
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Saegert, Joel; And Others – Language Learning, 1974
Report of an investigation which examined the relationship between measured English-language proficiency, years of English-language study and the use of English as a medium of instruction for samples of Arabic-speaking Egyptian and Lebanese university students. (Author)
Descriptors: Arabs, Data Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Social Factors in Second Language Attrition.
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Gardner, R. C.; And Others – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study of the effects on second language attrition of attitudes, motivations, and reported language use by learners during a six-month period after the completion of an intensive French course. (SED)
Descriptors: Adults, French, Language Proficiency, Language Skill Attrition
Attitudes and Attained Proficiency in EFL: A Sociolinguistic Study of Adult Japanese Speakers.
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Chihara, Tetsuro; Oller, John W., Jr. – Language Learning, 1978
Examines: (1) correlations between attitudes of Japanese students toward various variables, and their proficiency in English; and (2) the validity of attitude measures. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, English (Second Language), Japanese
Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Language Learning Outcomes.
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Gu, Yongqi; Johnson, Robert Keith – Language Learning, 1996
Discusses an attempt to establish the vocabulary learning strategies used by Chinese university learners of English in Beijing and the relationship between their strategies and outcomes in learning English. Findings reveal that two metacognitive strategies emerged as positive predictors of vocabulary test scores and that visual repetition of new…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency
Monitoring and Assessing a Japanese FLES Program: Ambiance and Achievement.
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Donato, Richard; And Others – Language Learning, 1996
Reports on the third year of a research project to document and evaluate an innovative foreign language in elementary schools (FLES) program in Japanese for Grades K-5. Findings indicate that the children progressed considerably in foreign language proficiency and developed positive attitudes toward language learning. (28 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Change Strategies, Discourse Analysis, Educational Innovation