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Yazid Basthomi; Francisca Maria Ivone; M. Kharis; Joko Slamet – Online Learning, 2025
This study addresses critical gaps in English proficiency assessments, particularly for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students, by focusing on the foundational aspect of needs analysis in designing a platform to assist EFL students in preparation for real English proficiency tests. The existing tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS, often fail to…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Darla Jean Franklin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was focused on adult English language learners (ELLs) that described their experiences with language acquisition in an elementary, middle, or high school in the United States. The problem addressed in this qualitative descriptive study was that public schools were unable to handle the academic inadequacies of ELLs as well as the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Learning Experience, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Jiayu Liu – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Research on Portuguese language exams in the language assessment field remains scarce. To bridge this gap, this study examined washback from the large-scale, high-stakes Portuguese proficiency tests created by the Center of Evaluation of Portuguese as a Foreign Language ("Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira," or CAPLE as…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, Language Tests, High Stakes Tests, Language Proficiency
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Nozhovnik, Oleh; Harbuza, Tetiana; Teslenko, Natalia; Okhrimenko, Olena; Zalizniuk, Viktoriia; Durdas, Alla – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential impact of integrating the Smart Sender platform to gamify and automate L2 e-classes on students' motivation, English language proficiency in reading and language use, engagement, and attitudes towards the platform. This experimental research employed a quasi-experimental design, specifically a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Gregory J. Heathco – Communication Teacher, 2025
University classrooms are increasingly populated by students with diverse nationalities and native languages (L1). The growing number of students in English-led classrooms who speak English as a second or lower language (L2) may face added difficulties in understanding the specific task objectives or directions, as explained by native-…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis, Language Processing
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Kozo Yanagawa – Language Awareness, 2024
This study examined the effects of bottom-up instruction (BI) on a high-stakes listening test for second language (L2) listeners and compared these effects with those of strategy instruction (SI) in relation to their proficiency levels. Two intact classes (48 L2 listeners) of different L2 listening proficiency levels received five weeks of BI and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metalinguistics, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Nguyen, Huu Thanh Minh – TESL-EJ, 2023
Understanding the IELTS washback on learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in higher education contexts remains limited. To fill in this research gap, this study investigated washback effects of the International English Language Testing System (hereafter called IELTS) as an English language proficiency exit test for final-year English…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ko, Myong-Hee – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The present study investigates South Korean university students' personal computer (PC) and smartphone usage patterns on an online Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) website using learning analytics. A total of 107 students taking a "College TOEIC" course participated during one academic semester and records of their…
Descriptors: Computers, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language)
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Han, Insuk – SAGE Open, 2022
Based on the comprehensive comparison of the principles of communicative language teaching (CLT) and the pedagogic ideas of Confucian heritage culture (CHC), this study discusses the conceptual common ground, where both principles can be reconciled, and considers practical, negotiated pedagogic forms with the suggestion of some cases of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Confucianism
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Jian-Hao Huang – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2023
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of collaborative learning on learners' communicative strategies in English for specific purpose (ESP) tour guide training course. The 12-week study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test, following the instruction of twelve topics in the ESP language…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Katagiri, Nozomu Wong – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
The study explores the unaddressed washback on the English-speaking test of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE-English Language Paper 4). The HKDSE is a university entrance exam in Hong Kong which includes a group discussion speaking test known as English Language Paper 4. To identify ongoing washback effects,…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Testing Problems
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Golpar Bahar; Gero Kunter – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2024
The study explores the extent to which the intrinsic complexity of relative clauses (RCs) and prior linguistic knowledge impact the acquisition of RCs by L2 learners. The study investigates the main sources of the erroneous and avoided types of English RCs produced by Persian-speaking learners of English at three proficiency levels. The data…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Phrase Structure, Error Analysis (Language), Native Language
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Dos Santos, Luis Miguel – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2022
English language teaching is one of the requirements for many Bachelor of Education programmes in Taiwanese education colleges and universities. In Taiwan, English language is considered one of the general education requirements (usually eight credits) for all undergraduate students. Although additional English language courses are not required…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Díez-Arcón, Paz – JALT CALL Journal, 2023
Language MOOC research has evolved over the last three years to a more mature stage in which researchers have gained a deeper comprehension of the theories that enable effective language learning in this format. The application of these theoretical advances should be reflected in the instructional design of the courses. This study is based on this…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Theories
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Kao, Yu-Ting – Modern Language Journal, 2023
Language teachers are expected to engage in classroom assessment practices and report on learners' progress aligned with proficiency standards, as well as prepare learners for external examinations. The term "language assessment literacy" (LAL) describes what the constituency of language instructors needs to know about assessment…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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