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Liu, Yanmei; Zheng, Binghan – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2022
This study investigates the comparability of three parallel translation tasks selected from a College English Test Band-6 (CET-6) and explores the major linguistic features contributing to translation difficulty. Data obtained from the participants' subjective rating, eye-tracking, and performance evaluation were triangulated to measure the…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Translation, Difficulty Level, Language Processing
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Huei-Ju, Shih – English Language Teaching, 2018
This article aims at proposing a new measurement to assess the effects of language learners' goal-setting behavior, as an alternative to the traditional open-ended questionnaire. This goal-setting instrument was carefully developed through three phases. In the first phase, an item pool was generated. In the second phase, a pilot study was carried…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy, Goal Orientation
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Sarandi, Hedayat – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020
One of the major issues in SLA is developing language tests that could produce good measures of implicit knowledge. This study examines the validity of an English Elicited Imitation (EI) test as a measure of L2 implicit grammatical knowledge. Forty freshman university students in Turkey took a set of language tests: an EI test, two storytelling…
Descriptors: Correlation, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ayar, Zülal – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2021
As the most prestigious and popular standardized achievement test to certify examinees' proficiency of the English language at the national level, Foreign Language Examination (YDS) has been mostly taken by academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, state employees, and military personnel for years in Turkey. The current study set out to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Language Proficiency
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Park, Moonyoung – ReCALL, 2018
Aviation English proficiency is a core competency in the global air traffic controller profession. There is, however, growing concern about the current ineffective paper-based assessment methods and the severe lack of interactive online testing for such a critical profession, one that should be ideally assessed in an authentic task and situation…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Recall (Psychology)
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Staples, Shelley; Biber, Douglas; Reppen, Randi – Modern Language Journal, 2018
One of the central considerations in the validity argument for the TOEFL iBT is the relationship between the language on the exam and the language required for university courses. Corpus linguistics has recently been shown to be an effective way to explore this relationship, which can also be considered as an aspect of authenticity. Applying…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Xu, Lan; Wannaruk, Anchalee – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
Speech acts are the major concern of interlanguage pragmatists. The present study aimed to 1) examine the reliability and validity of an interlanguage pragmatic (ILP) competence test on speech acts in a Chinese EFL context, and 2) investigate EFL learners' variations of ILP competence by language proficiency. Altogether 390 students participated…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Semi Structured Interviews, Speech Acts, Content Analysis
Serafini, Ellen Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the second language (L2) development of adult learners of Spanish at three levels of proficiency during and after a semester of instruction. A fundamental goal was to identify cognitive and psychosocial individual differences (IDs) that can explain between-learner variation over time in order to expand our understanding of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Language Aptitude, Language Processing
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Westhoff, Gerard J. – Language Teaching, 2009
Teachers' competence to estimate the effectiveness of learning materials is important and often neglected in programmes for teacher education. In this lecture I will try to explore the possibilities of designing scaffolding instruments for a "priori" assessment of language learning tasks, based on insights from SLA and cognitive psychology, more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, Test Reliability
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Fulcher, Glenn – Language Testing, 1996
Investigates issues surrounding the use of tasks in oral tests with particular reference to group discussion. The article focuses on language testing, second-language acquisition, and discourse analysis to shed light on the selection of tasks for use in oral tests. (65 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Interviews
Brindley, Geoff – 1994
It is argued that while task-centered assessment of second language learning has the strong support of teachers and learners, focuses on language as a tool rather than as an end in itself, and fosters learning, there remain some problems with its use. Further work must be done to develop assessment criteria that reflect current theories of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Bygate, Martin; Skehan, Peter; Swain, Merrill – 2001
This book brings together a series of empirical studies into the use of pedagogical tasks for second language learning, with a view to better understanding the structure of tasks, their impact on students, and their use by teachers. This edited volume starts with an introduction to the background and key issues in the topic area. Each section…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods