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Asratie, Mekuriaw Genanew; Wale, Bantalem Derseh; Aylet, Yibeltal Tadele – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Educational speaking technology is a digital expertise used to enhance speaking performance. This research examined the effects of using educational speaking technology tools: FORVO, YouGlish, and OALD 8th ed. to enhance students' speaking performance. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest two groups design was used. Test, questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Speech Communication, Program Effectiveness
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Bouloukou, Foteini; Marin-Diaz, Veronica; Jimenez-Fanjul, N?elia – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2021
Research has shown that children with dyslexia have difficulties perceiving rhythm, and that musical training can enhance their learning skills. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of an interventional music-training program based on rhythm-perception enhancement, within the curriculum of the music course in Greece.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Dyslexia, Students with Disabilities
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Hassani, Kaveh; Nahvi, Ali; Ahmadi, Ali – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
In this paper, we present an intelligent architecture, called intelligent virtual environment for language learning, with embedded pedagogical agents for improving listening and speaking skills of non-native English language learners. The proposed architecture integrates virtual environments into the Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
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Maxwell, Bronwen; Burnett, Cathy; Reidy, John; Willis, Ben; Demack, Sean – Education Endowment Foundation, 2015
This report evaluates a developmental project designed by School 21 and the University of Cambridge to improve Year 7 students' oracy skills. The project involved developing an Oracy Skills Framework, which sets out the physical, linguistic, cognitive, and social-emotional oracy skills required by students for education and life. Other components…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Communication, Speech Skills, Secondary School Students
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Sawaki, Yasuyo – Language Testing, 2007
This is a construct validation study of a second language speaking assessment that reported a language profile based on analytic rating scales and a composite score. The study addressed three key issues: score dependability, convergent/discriminant validity of analytic rating scales and the weighting of analytic ratings in the composite score.…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Speech Communication, Student Placement, Construct Validity
Torrie, Heather – Online Submission, 2007
The grammar course objectives at Brigham Young University's English Language Center (ELC) are a list of grammar structures for each level that students are expected to be able to master. These objectives currently are only measured by pencil-paper grammar tests, providing information regarding receptive grammar ability only. Therefore, there is a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Speech Communication, Grammar, Course Objectives