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Timothy Doe – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Language learning activities involving time-pressured repetition of similar content have been shown to facilitate improvements in fluency. However, concerns have been voiced about whether these gains might be offset by reduced levels of grammatical accuracy. This descriptive study tracked the oral proficiency of 32 Japanese university students…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Divekar, Rahul R.; Drozdal, Jaimie; Chabot, Samuel; Zhou, Yalun; Su, Hui; Chen, Yue; Zhu, Houming; Hendler, James A.; Braasch, Jonas – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR) have been employed in several foreign language education applications to increase the availability of experiential learning methods akin to international immersion programs. However, research in multi-modal spoken dialogue in L2 combined with immersive technologies and collaborative learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Simulation
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Ganek, Hillary V.; Eriks-Brophy, Alice – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2018
The aim of this study was to present a protocol for the validation of the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) System's conversational turn count (CTC) for Vietnamese speakers. Ten families of children aged between 22 and 42 months, recruited near Ho Chi Minh City, participated in this project. Each child wore the LENA audio recorder for a full…
Descriptors: Vietnamese, Native Speakers, Video Technology, Protocol Analysis
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Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Lin, I-Ting Doris; Marek, Michael W.; Ou Yang, Fang-Chuan – SAGE Open, 2021
Employment of idioms is essential to reach higher English expressive levels, especially for English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners. However, English idioms are challenging for both instructors and learners because the complex content of idioms depends on understanding their cultural context. Most mobile language applications are for vocabulary…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Lange, Christopher; Costley, Jamie; Han, Seung Lock – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
This study examines the effect of group work scaffolding on participation. The procedural scaffolding of two cooperative learning techniques, Numbered Heads Together and Think-Pair-Share, are compared based on levels of participation, learning, and satisfaction they elicit. Aspects of participation that are examined include levels of group…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Cooperative Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
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Butler, Geoffrey; Heslup, Simon; Kurth, Lara – English Teaching Forum, 2015
Curriculum design and implementation can be a daunting process. Questions quickly arise, such as who is qualified to design the curriculum and how do these people begin the design process. According to Graves (2008), in many contexts the design of the curriculum and the implementation of the curricular product are considered to be two mutually…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Curriculum Design, Student Needs, English (Second Language)
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Yen, Yen-Chen; Hou, Huei-Tse; Chang, Kuo En – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction faces many challenges in Asia because of many cultural and environmental factors, such as the lack of interactive speaking environments, emphasis placed on test scores, and foreign language anxiety. The purpose of this research is to conduct an EFL instructional course by integrating Facebook…
Descriptors: Role Playing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Content Analysis
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Soechting, Paul – Unterrichtspraxis, 1974
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction
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Kaplan, Isabelle M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1984
Examines the impact of the workshop in oral proficiency testing organized by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association. The workshops were designed to train college professors to administer oral interviews to rate the level of oral proficiency of foreign language speakers. (SED)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Development, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
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Hughes, Arthur – English Language Teaching Journal, 1981
Concerns research in the use of cloze tests to measure a particular language skill when a standardized paper-and-pencil test is not an obviously appropriate validating instrument. The conversational cloze test proved to be superior to a written or prose cloze test in measuring the students' oral ability. Statistical tables are given. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
Hayward, T.; And Others – 1981
One of a series of experiments attempting to overcome practical constraints on testers is described. This test was based on rehearsed communicative situations that were recorded by groups of students. The subjects of the experiment were 250 students in their first year of study for a joint language degree who were following a 12-week spoken…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
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Brown, Joan Lipman – Hispania, 1986
Presents a technique devised to help intermediate Spanish students master the art of communication over the telephone and outlines the specific learning and testing activities and pedagogical rationale behind them. The technique can also be used to test oral competence and aural proficiency. (SED)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education
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Hirsch, Bette G. – French Review, 1985
Describes a one-semester conversational language course based on specific proficiency goals. The oral proficiency pre- and posttests, goal contracts outlining performance objectives for each chapter of the text, specific instructional and grading techniques, and class activities are detailed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions
Liskin-Gasparro, Judith E. – 1984
The oral proficiency interview, a one-to-one conversational interview structured to elicit the best performance the student can sustain, is based on a scale and test developed 30 years ago by the Foreign Service Institute. Interest in it has increased substantially in recent years, and further research and development of the measure for use in a…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Colvin, Ruth J. – 1976
Prior to setting forth recommended classroom procedures, this guide discusses the needs and characteristics of the student of English as a second language (ESL) as well as the requirements for successful ESL tutoring. The principles of ESL testing are set forth, and an informal placement pre-test and post test are included. The units of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
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