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Art Tsang – TESOL Journal, 2024
Despite scholars' advocacy of intelligibility over nativelikeness in the EFL education context, many learners still seem to favour standard British and American accents. However, comparisons across studies have shown some changes in learners' perceptions, suggesting a move away from standard accent orientation. This article reports part of a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Dialects, Pronunciation, Student Evaluation
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Kermad, Alyssa; Kang, Okim – TESOL Journal, 2019
High-stakes tasks may prevent language learners from performing successfully due to factors of "communicative stress" (Skehan, 1996, p. 52). Little research, however, has directly examined phonological patterns in learners' performances on low-stakes, medium-stakes, and high-stakes classroom tasks. The current study investigated the oral…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Stress Variables, Intensive Language Courses, English (Second Language)
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Plakans, Lia – TESOL Journal, 2013
Developing assessments within a program can create more useful measures of our students' language. This includes rating scales used in performance assessments such as writing or speaking tests. This article describes the process of development, use, and revision of a writing placement scale by teachers in an intensive English language program. To…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
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Al-Issa, Ali Said; Al-Qubtan, Redha – TESOL Journal, 2010
This article discusses theoretical and practical aspects pertaining to oral presentations in the EFL context. It discusses issues and proposes ideas concerning the advantages of presentations, types of presentations, ways of arranging presentations in the classroom, possible topics of presentations and sources of data and information obtained for…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Oral Language, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Bailey, Kathleen M.; Freeman, Donald; Curtis, Andy – TESOL Journal, 2001
Argues that student evaluation that focuses explicitly on the relationship between the teacher's intentions or goals and the students' perception of learning in terms of those goals is distinct. Defines goals-based evaluation and provides a conversation with individuals who have used it in various English-as-a-Second/Foreign-Language teaching and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Teachers
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Solomon, Jeff; Rhodes, Nancy – TESOL Journal, 1996
Reports the results of a survey that asked English-as-a-Second-Language educators to define and describe academic language, give examples of students who use it proficiently in speaking and writing, discuss problems students have with it, and provide examples of how best to assess it. (CK)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language)
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Murphey, Tim – TESOL Journal, 1995
Examines ways to involve language students in the test-making process. Discusses student-generated test items, test goals, outdoor paired vocabulary testing, interactive grading, and peer testing. Argues that student learning is more important than test scores. (nine references) (MDM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Kroonenberg, Nancy – TESOL Journal, 1995
Describes a secondary school language teacher's use of electronic mail and an electronic bulletin board system to conduct several classes for multinational students of English at Hong Kong International School. Student assignments, student assessment, the development of communication and thinking skills, and unexpected difficulties involving…
Descriptors: Assignments, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail