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Using Likert Scales in L2 Research.
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Busch, Michael; Turner, Jean – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
Item-writing considerations in creating instruments using Likert-type scales, according to Michael Busch, include semantics of labeling response choices and number of response categories. Jean Turner discusses problems regarding the use of Likert-scale questionnaires for L2 research, for instance the cultural background of language learners being…
Descriptors: Language Research, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
Communities of Resistance: A Case Study of Two Feminist English Classes in Japan.
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McMahill, Cheiron – TESOL Quarterly, 1997
Reports on a case study of two feminist English classes in Japan. The two classes described are grass-roots examples of Japanese women combining their study of English with the study of feminism, consciousness-raising, and action in the world. (JL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Feminism, Foreign Countries
The Dirty Laundry of ESL Survey Research.
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Reid, Joy – TESOL Quarterly, 1990
Traces the formulation and norming of a questionnaire constructed for the self-reporting of English-as-a-Second-Language students on their preferred perceptual learning styles, focusing on the problem of reliability and validity in survey design. (CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Language Research, Learning Strategies
Self-Assessment as a Second Language Placement Instrument.
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LeBlanc, Raymond; Painchaud, Gisele – TESOL Quarterly, 1985
Examines the concept of self-assessment as it relates to the field of second languages and then reports on an ongoing research project in which a self-assessment questionnaire is being used as a placement instrument for students registering for language courses at the Center for Second Language Learning in Ottawa. (SED)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), French, Higher Education
Reading in Two Languages: How Attitudes toward Home Language and Beliefs About Reading Affect the Behaviors of "Underprepared" L2 College Readers.
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Kamhi-Stein, Lia D. – TESOL Quarterly, 2003
Reports results of research investigating the reading strategies of four nonnative speakers of English who were considered underprepared for academic study at a U.S. university. Through analysis of think-aloud protocols, questionnaire data, and indicators of comprehension, identifies strategies learners use in their native language (Spanish) and…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Attitudes
Birth Order and the Language Experience of Bilingual Children.
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Shin, Sarah J. – TESOL Quarterly, 2002
Investigated the language experience of second-generation immigrant Korean American school-age children (4-18 years) by surveying their parents. Reports responses to a small portion of the questionnaire that specifically addressed the issue of birth order. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Birth Order, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Korean Americans
Student Reactions to Teacher Response in Multiple-Draft Composition Classrooms.
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Ferris, Dana R. – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
English-as-a-Second-Language university students in a multiple-draft composition setting were found to pay more attention to teachers' comments on preliminary drafts than on final drafts; pay most attention to comments on grammar; and consider teachers' comments helpful overall. Problems with teacher comments and implications of the study are…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Students