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Readability of Reading Passages in the General Aptitude Test (GAT) and English Textbooks for the Upper Secondary Level in Thailand by Using Coh-Metrix

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Gamla, Wichien; Deerajviset, Poranee – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023

This study aimed to compare the readability levels of the reading passages in the General Aptitude Test (GAT) and those of English textbooks for the Upper Secondary Level in Thailand. The corpus of the General Aptitude Tests (C-GAT) was compiled from 70 reading passages on GAT test papers from 2009-2021, and the corpus of English textbooks (C-ET)…

Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction

Self-Directed Learning in Preparatory-Year University Students: Comparing Successful and Less-Successful English Language Learners

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Alghamdi, Fatimah M. A. – English Language Teaching, 2016

There is consensus among those involved in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Saudi educational context that students' achievement in language learning is below expectations. Much research has been directed towards finding the reasons for low achievement amongst learners. However, very few studies have looked at parameters of…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction