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Translation Competence in Translator Training Programs at Saudi Universities: Empirical Study
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Abduljalil Nasr Hazaea; Mutahar Qassem – Open Education Studies, 2024
This study aims to investigate the manifestations of instrumental translation competence (ITC) in translator training programs in six Saudi universities. It explores students' knowledge and skills in ITC in terms of training and translation courses, translation tools, and usage patterns, drawing on the PACTE group of translation competence. In…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Computer Software, Computational Linguistics
The Workshop in the Multilayered Peer Coaching Model for Tertiary EFL Teachers' In-Service Professional Development
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Meng, Junyi; Tajaroensuk, Songphorn – English Language Teaching, 2013
When English becomes the international language with the globalization of the world, it is not surprising that EFL teachers are pushed to the front of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) because teacher quality is thought to be the factor that matters most for student learning. EFL teachers are expected to be more knowledgeable and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Preliminary Aspects of Language Course Evaluation
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Zohrabi, Mohammad – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2012
Program and /or course evaluation is a process in which different types of data are collected systematically in order to study the virtues and weaknesses of a language instruction program. Program evaluation is, in fact, one of the essential aspects of any curriculum. It is a kind of quality control in which various aspects of an instructional…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Teaching Methods, Course Evaluation, Program Evaluation
Quantifying Variation in Head Start Effects on Young Children's Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Skills Using Data from the National Head Start Impact Study
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Bloom, Howard S.; Weiland, Christina – MDRC, 2015
This paper uses data from the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS), a nationally representative multisite randomized trial, to quantify variation in effects of Head Start during 2002-2003 on children's cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes relative to the effects of other local alternatives, including parent care. We find that (1) treatment and control…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, At Risk Students
Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education
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Wright, Robert J. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
The book is a highly readable integration of the latest assessment policies, and includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English Language Learners--topics that have rarely been touched upon in other textbooks. Focusing on practical applications of key concepts, this text provides a knowledge base of what every…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education
Guidelines for Evaluating Foreign Language Programs Abroad for High School Students: A Reappraisal.
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National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Language. – 1971
Criteria for the evaluation of study/travel abroad programs for high school students of foreign language originally approved in 1966 by the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages are reevaluated and reexamined in this pamphlet. Guidelines are presented in these areas: (1) selection of students, (2) recruitment of group leaders,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Check Lists, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education