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Alallo, Hajir Mahmood Ibrahim; Mohammed, Aisha; Hamid, Zayad Khalaf; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Kadhim, Qasim Khlaif – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) have recently become very popular both for research purposes and for real testing endeavors for student assessment. A plethora of DCM models give researchers and practitioners a wide range of options for student diagnosis and classification. One intriguing option that some DCM models offer is the possibility…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
Jiseon Ryu; Byungmin Lee – English Teaching, 2024
The present study aimed to analyze the developmental trajectories of English achievement and exposure time through private education, utilizing univariate and multivariate latent growth curve analysis. This study used a subset of the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study data from 2012 to 2017. The results indicated consistent disparities in the growth…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement
Tongyu Wu – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Many previous studies have identified "foreign language anxiety" and "motivation" as two important areas of applied linguistics. This study aims to evaluate the pertinent literature with also providing new information and justifications in past studies on learning anxiety and motivation. In this paper, the first section…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Anxiety
Jing Chen; Yi Jiang – SAGE Open, 2025
Anticipatory "it" pattern, which encodes interpersonal stance, plays a crucial role in academic writing. While previous studies have been explored the overuse and the underuse of this pattern among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and published writers, there has been limited exploration of how EFL learners use the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, English (Second Language)
Pawlak, Miroslaw – Language Teaching Research, 2021
Major advances have been made in research on language learning strategies (LLS) since it was triggered by good language learner studies (e.g. Rubin, 1975). Numerous accounts of strategy use have been compiled, key classifications have been proposed, some progress has been made towards furthering our understanding of the complex relationship…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Classification
Park, Shinjae – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
Based on the quantitative analysis of L2 English texts from Korean undergraduates, the present paper demonstrates the possibility of distinguishing L2 speaking proficiency with differing measures of syntactic complexity in English writing. To this end, 14 measures of complexity were gauged using an L2 Syntactic Analyzer (Lu, 2010) in 89 EFL essays…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Essays
Ranjan, Ranjeeva; Philominraj, Andrew; Saavedra, Rodrigo Arellano – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Language learning strategies (LLS) research began in the mid-1970s with the main idea of individual differences in learning a foreign language focusing primarily on the characteristics of a good language learner. In the literature review, the use of LLS has been reported to have a positive influence on proficiency. The goal of this research is to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Yang, Rui – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
English argumentative writing is difficult in second language writing for ESL students. Although there has been a lot of research on English argumentative writings, empirical research focusing on claims in argumentative writing is very scarce. Based on the Toulmin model, this paper studied the relationship between the claims and English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Persuasive Discourse
Mutlu, Gülçin – Excellence in Education Journal, 2022
The first purpose of this study was to examine the associations between students' motivational characteristics and their language-specific grit for learning English. Second, this study aimed to investigate how students' language-specific grit and motivational characteristics related to their achievement in English. While examining the presence of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
Khabbazbashi, Nahal; Galaczi, Evelina D. – Language Testing, 2020
This mixed methods study examined holistic, analytic, and part marking models (MMs) in terms of their measurement properties and impact on candidate CEFR classifications in a semi-direct online speaking test. Speaking performances of 240 candidates were first marked holistically and by part (phase 1). On the basis of phase 1 findings--which…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Classification, Grading, Language Tests
Poole, Frederick J.; Clarke-Midura, Jody – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
Research involving digital games and language learning is rapidly growing. One advantage of using digital games to support language learning is the ability to collect data on students learning in real time. In this study, we use educational data mining methods to explore the relationship between in-game data and elementary students' Chinese…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Data Analysis
Lubishtani, Manjola – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
The main purpose of this paper is the functional analysis and argumentation of text connectors as tools for implementation of the textual connectivity not only in the local but also global context. Given the comparative nature of this paper, we will be comparing typology and relationships expressed by the connectors in some of the argumentative…
Descriptors: Semantics, Correlation, Indo European Languages, Classification
García, Ofelia – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
In this article I reflect on Turnbull's reframing of foreign language education through a bilingual framework. I argue that in order for this important shift to be generative, foreign language education must shed the strong link between language and nation-state that has been at the core of foreign language epistemologies. That is, foreign…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bilingualism, Epistemology
Malec, Wojciech; Krzeminska-Adamek, Malgorzata – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2020
The main objective of the article is to compare several methods of evaluating multiple-choice options through classical item analysis. The methods subjected to examination include the tabulation of choice distribution, the interpretation of trace lines, the point-biserial correlation, the categorical analysis of trace lines, and the investigation…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Choice Tests, Item Analysis
Covacevich, Catalina; Vargas, Jimena – OECD Publishing, 2021
Research has shown that foreign languages can be an important driver towards better job opportunities. This is more likely to be the case if young people take foreign languages into account when developing their career and educational expectations. These expectations depend greatly on the context and the opportunities students perceive to be…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies