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Indah Puspawati; Maharani Khansa; Utami Widiati – TESL-EJ, 2024
Teachers' language assessment literacy (LAL) refers to teachers' ability to perform assessment-related tasks. Despite the significant role of language assessment literacy in English language teaching and learning, many teachers reported to have an inadequate ability to perform assessment-related tasks because of the lack of assessment training…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Nicky Roberts; Qetelo M. Moloi; Thelma Mort – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: In Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, there are concerns about student teachers' English language proficiency. Aim: To discuss the first iteration of the PrimTEd English language and literacy test and analyse the results for information about the test instrument and about student teacher attainment. Setting: South African…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs, Program Design
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Wu, Chiu-hui; Tsai, Chia-jung; Chiu, Yi-Min – TESOL International Journal, 2018
Ability grouping, organizing classes homogeneously by L2 proficiency, has been commonly used in Taiwanese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes. This quasi-experimental (within-subjects design) study examined proficiency gains of 785 Taiwanese university students over three years enrolled in a general English (GE) program that employed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Richards, Jack C. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2017
Most of the world's English language teachers speak English as a second or third language rather than as their first language. For many, their level of proficiency in English may not reach benchmarks established by their employers, raising the issue that is the focus of this article, namely, what kind of proficiency in English is necessary to be…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Tian, Zhongfeng – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
In response to a growing call for developing flexible, multilingual spaces in dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, this paper explored how [Sánchez, M. T., O. García, and C. Solorza. 2018. "Reframing Language Allocation Policy in Dual Language Bilingual Education." Bilingual Research Journal 41 (1): 37-51.] translanguaging…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yeung, Marine; Li, Tilo – English Language Teaching, 2018
As one of the essential skills for success in work and studies, English communication is often made a key component in the GE curriculum of tertiary study programmes. In addition to the provision of required English proficiency courses, many tertiary institutions have established English centres of some description to promote English learning on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Preferences
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Can, Cem – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
As learner corpora have presently become readily accessible, it is practicable to examine interlanguage errors and carry out error analysis (EA) on learner-generated texts. The data available in a learner corpus enable researchers to investigate authentic learner errors and their respective frequencies in terms of types and tokens as well as…
Descriptors: Verbs, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Halici Page, Merve; Mede, Enisa – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the impact of task-based instruction (TBI) and traditional instruction (TI) on the motivation and vocabulary development in secondary language education. The focus of the study was to also find out the perceptions of teachers about implementing these two instructional methods in their…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Altmisdort, Gonca – English Language Teaching, 2016
The main aim of this study is to analyze and discuss the similarities and the differences between English language teacher educational programs at universities in Turkey, and to identify the undergraduate students' ideas about their current curriculum. In addition to this, the study aims to compare the education of English language teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
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Ebadi, Saman; Saeedian, Abdulbaset – Teaching English with Technology, 2016
Dynamic Assessment (DA) is a postmodern notion in testing which sees instruction and assessment as inextricably mingled contending that learners will progress if provided with dynamic interactions. The main purpose of the study is to see if the scores generated by the computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) which is grounded in Vygotsky's…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Postmodernism
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Fahim, Mansoor; Barjesteh, Hamed; Vaseghi, Reza – English Language Teaching, 2012
The development of critical thinking (CT) skills has become a key goal for educators in first and second language contexts. There is evidence that the use of such activities has still not become widespread in a number of ELT situations. One reason for this may be lack of awareness about how levels of thinking can be conceptualized in ELT…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Texas Education Agency, 2014
Commissioner's Rules Concerning the State Plan for Educating English Language Learners (ELLs) states that all school districts that are required to provide bilingual education and/or English as a second language (ESL) programs establish and operate a Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC). The LPACs are charged with reviewing all…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Guidelines, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Sandrock, Paul – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2010
Students continually ask, "Does this count?" "Is this on the test?" They want to know how they'll be evaluated. Discover how to answer these questions in ways that shape student learning and keep teaching focused on what really matters. Written by language expert Paul Sandrock, this superb manual clarifies precisely what…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Performance Based Assessment, Program Design
Beetham, James – American Language Review, 1997
The International English Language Testing System is described, including the test's underlying principles, design, administration, scoring, reliability, and interpretation. Some criticisms of the program are briefly discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Tests, Program Design
Cummins, Patricia W. – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
Results of a survey of United States college programs in business French are reported, including information on teacher preparation, program design, instructional materials, and testing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, French
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