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Sasithorn Limgomolvilas; Patsawut Sukserm – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
The assessment of English speaking in EFL environments can be inherently subjective and influenced by various factors beyond linguistic ability, including choice of assessment criteria, and even the rubric type. In classroom assessment, the type of rubric recommended for English speaking tasks is the analytical rubric. Driven by three aims, this…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ornuma Chingchit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
It is widely accepted that written corrective feedback (WCF) is an effective tool for helping learners develop their L2 knowledge. Yet, it remains inconclusive as to which type of WCF can best facilitate L2 learning. In recent years, many second language acquisition (SLA) researchers agree that "direct" and "focused" WCF may be…
Descriptors: Written Language, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
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Yue Lang; Yingying Liu – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2025
Chunking, the process of breaking texts into meaningful units, is a fundamental skill in interpreting. This study investigates the potential benefits of a computer-assisted chunking method, visual-syntactic text formatting (VSTF) to improve translators' performance. In the study, three passages with similar readability were randomly presented to…
Descriptors: Translation, Syntax, Layout (Publications), Second Languages
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Heather M. Buzick; Mikyung Kim Wolf; Laura Ballard – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2024
English language proficiency (ELP) assessment scores are used by states to make high-stakes decisions related to linguistic support in instruction and assessment for English learner (EL) students and for EL student reclassification. Changes to both academic content standards and ELP academic standards within the last decade have resulted in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
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Art Tsang – TESOL Journal, 2024
Despite scholars' advocacy of intelligibility over nativelikeness in the EFL education context, many learners still seem to favour standard British and American accents. However, comparisons across studies have shown some changes in learners' perceptions, suggesting a move away from standard accent orientation. This article reports part of a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Dialects, Pronunciation, Student Evaluation
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Raveewan Wanchid; Valaikorn Charoensuk – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
This study investigated the effects of different feedback types and English achievement levels on students' oral presentation performance in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Specifically, the research aims were four-fold: 1) to compare the effects of oral teacher feedback, oral peer feedback, and online written peer feedback on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Feedback (Response)
Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2024
The article "Some Important Facts about Language Teaching/Learning: Basics and Assumptions" by Dr. Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah explores the foundational elements of language teaching and learning. It emphasizes the importance of language proficiency for personal, social, and professional success, highlighting the cognitive and societal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Sara Fernández Cuenca – Dimensions, 2024
To this day, there are only a few studies that have used a controlled instructional intervention on specific linguistic structures to investigate if language instruction is beneficial for heritage learners (HLs), in the same way it is for second (L2) language learners, and more research in this area is rapidly needed (Bowles, 2018). The results…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Form Classes (Languages)
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Samet Findikli; Kagan Büyükkarci – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2024
Language assessment knowledge, the capacity of language instructors to skillfully design, construct, and assess language evaluations, is pivotal for effective language education. This study investigates the language assessment knowledge, encompassing both general and skill-specific aspects, of in-service language educators from Europe and Türkiye.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Language Tests, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Duangkamon Klungthong; Punchalee Wasanasomsithi – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
Academic vocabulary is necessary for university students. Vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) assist students to enhance their vocabulary knowledge and should be examined in accordance with their dynamic nature (Gu, 2020). Dynamic assessment (DA) is considered an alternative assessment that simultaneously and systematically assesses and teaches…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Vocabulary Development, Academic Language, Second Language Learning
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Pongpol Suansri; Supong Tangkiengsirisin – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
The rising status of English as a global language prompts a call for a paradigm shift in English language teaching in order to correspond to the new sociolinguistic landscape. However, studies related to English language assessment, which can catalyze the transformation especially in a test-oriented context like Thailand, remain limited. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Secondary School Teachers, Language Usage
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Edward Karl Schultz; Emily Smith; Stephanie Zamora-Robles – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2024
Evaluating students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (i.e., emergent bilinguals) presents challenges to evaluation teams, as distinguishing between a language disorder and typical second language development is more complex. The skills and knowledge required to do this task often exceed the level of training that evaluators…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Bilingualism, Bilingual Students, Learning Disabilities
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Huda, Miftahul; Irham, Irham – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
Soon after Kachru (1992) promoted the notion of the World of English(es) through his 'inner-outer-expanding circle' principle, academic audiences started to recognize that the number of English nonnative speakers had noticeably surpassed that of native speakers. Such a phenomenon has encouraged English learners of diverse lingua-cultural…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lisa M. Wymore – ProQuest LLC, 2023
During the era of accountability in K-12 schools in the U.S., school leaders' and teachers' responsibilities concerning language proficiency assessments extend beyond test administration and determination of eligibility for services. State and federal accountability systems challenge educators and school leaders to use language assessment results…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency, Assessment Literacy, English (Second Language)
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Nieto, David; Nguyen, Annie – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2023
Both educators and students in the United States feel the continuous pressure to improve achievement scores as a form of validation for their work and success. However, emerging bilingual (EBs) learners encounter barriers within assessments that break the assumptions of validity, reliability, and fairness and prevent them from demonstrating their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Native Language, Student Evaluation, English Language Learners
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