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Marta Gràcia; Jesús M. Alvarado; Fàtima Vega; Maria Josep Jarque; Pamela Castillo; Ana Luisa Adam-Alcocer – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
Digital tools can guide and support teachers in professional development programmes. The aim of this study was four-fold: (1) to explore changes introduced in classroom methodology by secondary school teachers during their participation in a professional development programme, using the digital tool EVALOE-DSS, based on conversational methodology;…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
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Buchanan, Beverly J.; Pirone, John S.; Pudans-Smith, Kimberly K.; Leffler, Brian W.; Cohen, Brad S.; Simmons, Paul K.; Ballentine, Pauline M.; Venable, Tabitha; Soza, Karen – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
American Sign Language (ASL) education is a relatively new field. Thus, further research is necessary, especially regarding developing assessment tools. The goal of this study was to determine the types of assessment tools ASL level 1 teachers use in the classroom and how those teachers measure students' language progression. This study is…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers
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Tzu-Yu Tai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) are a valuable tool in language learning because they provide opportunities for authentic interaction. However, their effectiveness, compared with that of human interlocutors, in facilitating second and foreign language interaction has not been explored. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of IPAs…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Nantapit Pittayanantakul; Pilanut Phusawisot – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
Speaking skills are considered one of the most crucial skills in learning English as they lay the foundation for effective communication and language acquisition. Proficiency in speaking enables young learners to express themselves, convey ideas, and communicate effectively. This quasi-experimental research aims to investigate the effect of board…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Ikkyu Choi; Jiangang Hao; Chen Li; Michael Fauss; Jakub Novák – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
A frequently encountered security issue in writing tests is nonauthentic text submission: Test takers submit texts that are not their own but rather are copies of texts prepared by someone else. In this report, we propose AutoESD, a human-in-the-loop and automated system to detect nonauthentic texts for a large-scale writing tests, and report its…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Automation, Cheating, Plagiarism
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Ying Zhang – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2025
Second language acquisition (SLA) in English can be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI) because it can provide personalized learning methods for learning English. Although AI has made advancements in this area, the standard SLA systems that are familiar with often fail to provide real-time, personalized feedback that can enhance…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology
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Reza Gholami; Sima Salahshour – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
With its constant advancements, technology has altered teaching and learning in certain ways in the modern era. One of the most widely used technology-based teaching strategies that has been overly popular in recent years is the use of digital media in English language training. Yet, anxiety is one of many emotional states that are significantly…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pitambar Paudel – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
This study explores the multifaceted experiences and perspectives of teachers, students, and parents regarding the implementation of English medium instruction (EMI) in community schools in Nepal. Utilising a qualitative case study research design, semistructured interviews were conducted with key stakeholders to uncover the challenges and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Yau Yu Chan; Nirmala Rao – Early Education and Development, 2025
Research Findings: This study investigated the effectiveness of a home-based intervention in increasing the intrinsic reading motivation and Chinese oral vocabulary of minority South Asian children in Hong Kong. A quasi-experiment was conducted with 78 children (M[subscript age] = 51.54 months; control: 37 children, intervention: 41 children) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Motivation, Vocabulary Development, Children
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Brett Milliner; Blagoja Dimoski – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Focusing on the teaching of listening strategies to second language (L2) learners, this study sought to revisit Renandya and Farrell's (2011) claims that explicit listening strategy instruction for lower-proficiency learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) is a fruitless endeavor. As such, we implemented a quasi-experimental study to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Intervention
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Alaa Alzahrani; Hanan Almalki – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
A robust finding in psycholinguistics is that prior language experience influences subsequent language processing. This phenomenon is known as syntactic priming. Most of the empirical support for L2 syntactic priming comes from lab-based experiments. However, this evidence might not reflect how priming occurs in typical language activities in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Arabic, Oral Reading, Story Reading
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Shih-ping Wang; Yih-Lan Chen; Wen-Ta Tseng – SAGE Open, 2023
The positive effects of multimodal instruction have been widely assumed, but few studies have looked into the impact of multimodal tutorials within the context of an Intensive English Program (IEP). Hence, to address the research gap, the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of multimodality and tutoring assistance within an IEP on the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Tutoring, Intensive Language Courses, English (Second Language)
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Ferran Gesa; Neus Frigolé; Maria-del-Mar Suárez – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Most students and practitioners commonly see grammar teaching and learning as both tedious and unattractive experiences. In this sense, more innovative ways of presenting foreign language grammar are needed. One such novel approach is Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), which has proven to be beneficial in a wide array of disciplines, including language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grammar, Teaching Methods
Megan Hopkins; Pete Goldschmidt; Julie Sugarman; Delia Pompa; Lorena Mancilla – Migration Policy Institute, 2024
Federal law requires states to develop systems to hold K-12 schools accountable for the outcomes of all students. This includes using data to illuminate how historically marginalized groups of students, including English Learners (ELs), are disadvantaged by systems that fail to meet their distinct needs. But for this to be useful for school…
Descriptors: Accountability, English Language Learners, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning
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Susana Adjei-Mensah; Naomi Y. Boakye; Andries Masenge – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2023
Background: Mature age admission at universities is increasing rapidly all over the world and Ghanaian universities, both private and public, are no exception. The language proficiency of the admitted mature students, especially in reading, is often low, which affects their comprehension abilities and academic work. Objectives: The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students, College Students
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