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Direct linkKöylü, Zeynep – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study examines the influence of pre-departure proficiency on English as a second language (L2) oral development after a semester studying abroad in two distinct learning contexts. The data analysed were collected from tertiary level students (N = 33) who undertook an ERASMUS exchange semester in a European country where English was either the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Decision Making, Study Abroad
Download full textSaricaoglu, Aysel; Atak, Nesrin – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2022
This study explores how syntactic complexity and lexical complexity vary in argumentative essays written by L2 learners of English at B2 and C1 CEFR proficiency levels. We approach both syntactic complexity and lexical complexity from a multi-dimensional perspective, examining syntactic complexity at different levels (i.e., global, clausal, and…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Volodina, Elena; Pilán, Ildikó; Alfter, David – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The paper describes initial efforts on creating a system for the automatic assessment of Swedish second language (L2) learner essays from two points of view: holistic evaluation of the reached level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), and the lexical analysis of texts for receptive and productive vocabulary per CEFR…
Descriptors: Swedish, Second Language Learning, Classification, Essays
Misir, Hülya – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study aims at discovering the relevance of general competence of Turkish and Arab learners who have an A1 level of English proficiency in preparatory school of University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA) to their speaking skill in terms of syntax by analyzing the recordings of speaking exams in the first semester. One can ask why…
Descriptors: Syntax, Course Descriptions, Guidelines, Comparative Analysis
Paquot, Magali – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
The main objective of this article is to demonstrate with the help of learner corpus data the practical relevance of the phraseological dimension of language for writing assessment in higher education. Phraseological competence is now widely recognized as an important part of fluent and idiomatic language use, but its development has not received…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Correlation, Syntax, College Entrance Examinations
Arau Ribeiro, María del Carmen – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
In this paper plurilingual and autonomy building activities are described with reference to the CercleS European Language Portfolio and some parts of the original Council of Europe Language Portfolio. For this extracurricular plurilingual learning project in Portugal, eight second-year female students studying for a degree in Executive Secretarial…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Personal Autonomy, Independent Study, Portfolios (Background Materials)
