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van Batenburg, Eline S. L.; Oostdam, Ron J.; van Gelderen, Amos J. S.; Fukkink, Ruben G.; de Jong, Nivja H. – Language Teaching Research, 2020
Course materials play a vital role in the foreign language classroom. Relatively little attention has been paid, however, to analyzing the activities that foster oral interactional ability in course materials for English as a foreign language (EFL). For the purpose of this study, a coding scheme was designed that focuses specifically on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbook Content, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yan, Jiaolan; Zhang, Weiran; Yu, Yuan; Chang, Jie; Ding, Guangwei – English Language Teaching, 2015
Based on the description of implementation of College English oral test from the points of the necessity, feasibility, and implementation process, this study analyzed the current situation of university students' oral English, oral English ability, the college entrance examination results, and a band-4 written test and established their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College English, Oral English
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Duque Micán, Adriana; Cuesta Medina, Liliana – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
This study explores the influence of self-assessment of vocabulary competence on a group of students' oral fluency. Twenty-four young adult learners participated in a learning process that promoted their oral skills and vocabulary development. Self-assessment was mainly examined through the analysis of students' learning logs, field notes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation
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Rabab'ah, Ghaleb – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2016
This study examines the effect of communication strategy instruction on EFL students' oral communicative ability and their strategic competence. In a 14-week English as a Foreign Language (EFL) course (English Use II) based on Communicative Language Teaching approach, 80 learners were divided into two groups. The strategy training group (n = 44)…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
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Zhang, Ying; Elder, Catherine – Language Testing, 2011
This paper reports the findings of an empirical study on ESL/EFL teachers' evaluation and interpretation of oral English proficiency as elicited by the national College English Test-Spoken English Test (CET-SET) of China. Informed by debates on the issue of native speaker (NS) norms which have become the focus of attention in recent years, this…
Descriptors: Language Tests, College English, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers
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Zhang, Xiuqin; Head, Katie – ELT Journal, 2010
This paper describes an oral English course for non-English majors at a university in the People's Republic of China. In the first year of the course, the students were very resistant to participating in group-based speaking activities, and their end-of-year results were disappointing. In the second year, the teacher decided to involve the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Oral English
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Vincent-Durroux, Laurence; Poussard, Cecile; Lavaur, Jean-Marc; Aparicio, Xavier – ReCALL, 2011
French learners at university meet difficulties in the comprehension of oral English. Being in a formal context of language learning, they need to develop language awareness to compensate for insufficient exposure to the English language. To meet the students' needs, data was collected in order to pinpoint the main errors made by French learners…
Descriptors: Phonology, Metalinguistics, Syntax, Oral Language
Ishler, James Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Effective listening comprehension skills are important as the world becomes increasingly global and television, radio, and the Internet become forums for English communication. However, many countries, such as Tunisia, do not use English as a first or second language, but as a foreign language. Therefore, realizing the importance of English, the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Protocol Analysis, Diaries
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Hamp-Lyons, Liz – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
Davison and Leung (this issue) describe the field of teacher-based English language assessment as having "much variability, a lack of systematic principles and procedures and a dearth of information as to the impact of teacher-based assessments on learning and teaching" (p. 389). In this article, the author briefly explores an example of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals)
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Yang, Ya-Ting C.; Gamble, Jeffrey; Tang, Shiun-Yi S. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The challenge of providing authentic experiences and interactions for fostering oral proficiency and motivation in foreign languages is an opportunity for innovation in educational technology and instructional design. Although several recent innovations have received the attention of scholars, empirical investigation and validation is often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Discussion
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Kirkgoz, Yasemin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This study investigates designing and implementing a speaking course in which face-to-face instruction informed by the principles of Task-Based Learning is blended with the use of technology, the video, for the first-year student teachers of English in Turkish higher education. The study consisted of three hours of task-based classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Video Technology
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Liu, Meihua; Jackson, Jane – TESL Canada Journal, 2009
Reticence in foreign language classes has long been a challenge for both teachers and students. With the advent of globalization, there is a pressing need for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers to help reticent students develop the skills and confidence needed to take an active role in oral English lessons. This article reports on a…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Speech Communication, Class Activities, Interpersonal Communication
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Hsu, Hui-Yin; Wang, Shiang-Kwei; Comac, Linda – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
This pilot study investigates how the use of audioblogs can help to meet an instructor's need to improve instruction in English as a second language (ESL). In this study, the instructor uses audioblogs to manage oral assignments, to interact with learners, and to evaluate performance outcomes. Learners record oral assignments through cellular…
Descriptors: Assignments, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Experience, Oral English
Amaki, Yuki – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2008
Public school students in Japan must take English as a required subject for three years in junior high school and for three more years in senior high school. In spite of the amount of classroom time invested, and in spite of the available learning support services, the foreign Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) system included, the English…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Speech Communication, Social Integration, Foreign Countries
Lynch, Tony; Maclean, Joan – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2003
This study investigated the effects of teacher feedback on changes in the spoken language performance of a group of advanced learners of English in the Netherlands. Participants were medical researchers attending a course entitled English for Medical Congresses. The course included a sequence of speaking tasks and culminated in a conference. Tasks…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Error Correction, Feedback