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Download full textHashemian, Mahmood; Fadaei, Batool – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of portfolio assessment as a process-oriented mechanism on the autonomy of Iranian advanced EFL learners. A particular concern was to examine the potential effect of gender on portfolio assessment by taking the learners' writing ability into account. The participants were 80 male and female…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy
Direct linkLowie, Wander – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This paper discusses the pedagogical implications of Dynamic Systems Theory approaches to second language development. The main question addressed is whether it is possible to describe a learner's level of proficiency with a simple and unambiguous label, and if so, whether the CEFR can provide such a label. It is argued that considering the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Systems Approach
Simner, Marvin L.; Mitchell, John B. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is widely used to screen university applicants for whom English is not their native language. Although the cutoff scores vary, in Ontario those with scores much lower than 550 are rarely admitted to any university. Two exceptions are the University of Western Ontario and its affiliate, Brescia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Validation, English (Second Language), Standardized Tests
