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Cultivating EFL Learners' Productive Skills by Employing Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Assessments: Attitude in Focus
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Riswanto; Teferi, Habesha; Ahmed Abdel-Al Ibrahim, Khaled – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
In this study, the potential impacts of dynamic assessment (DA) and non-dynamic assessment (non-DA) on Ethiopian EFL students' productive skills were investigated. Additionally, this study examined Ethiopian EFL students' attitudes regarding using DA in their speaking and writing classes. Fifty-three Ethiopian intermediate EFL learners were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Assessing Interactional Metadiscourse in EFL Writing through Intelligent Data-Driven Learning: The Microsoft Copilot in the Spotlight
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Rajab Esfandiari; Omid Allaf-Akbary – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The purpose of the current study was twofold: examining the efficacy of data-driven learning (DDL) (hands-on and hands-off approaches) in the realization of interactional metadiscourse markers (IMMs) among English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and analyzing the learners' perceptions of DDL. The participants consisted of 93 male and female…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction, Computational Linguistics
The Role of Techno-Competence in AI-Based Assessments: Exploring Its Influence on Students' Boredom, Self-Esteem, and Writing Development
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Shoeb Saleh; Abdullah Ibrahim Alsubhi – Language Testing in Asia, 2025
This study inspected how techno-competence in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven evaluations affected EFL learners' boredom, self-esteem, and writing skills. To do so, 66 Saudi Arabian male students from Saudi Arabia participated in the study. They were then split into the experimental group (EG) and the control group (CG). While the CG was…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Writing Skills, Artificial Intelligence, English (Second Language)
Under the World of AI-Generated Feedback on Writing: Mirroring Motivation, Foreign Language Peace of Mind, Trait Emotional Intelligence, and Writing Development
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Shireen Jamal Mohammed; Maryam Waleed Khalid – Language Testing in Asia, 2025
While over the last couple of years, there has been a growing investigation into the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within language learning, very little has been written regarding how such AI feedback influences the complex experiences of EFL learners in terms of motivation, foreign language peace of mind (FLPoM), trait emotional…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Feedback (Response), Computer Software, English (Second Language)
Developing and Validating an Online Module for Formative Assessment of Summary Writing with Automated Content Feedback for EFL Academic Writing Instruction
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Yasuyo Sawaki; Yutaka Ishii; Hiroaki Yamada; Takenobu Tokunaga – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The present paper provides an overview of an online module for formative assessment of summary writing skills for second language (L2) introductory academic writing instruction in Japan and presents initial empirical results on how Japanese undergraduate students' summary writing performance changed with a series of automated summary content…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Language Usage, Task Analysis
Learning-Oriented Assessment and Its Effects on the Perceptions and Argumentative Writing Performance of Impulsive vs. Reflective Learners
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Estaji, Masoomeh; Safari, Fatemeh – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Learning-oriented assessment (LOA) is becoming increasingly popular in language education. The rationale for this popularity is the belief that LOA not only provides teachers with the necessary information for regular and ongoing evaluation but also it effectively assists learners in their learning process. This study attempted to examine the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Writing Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Teaching IELTS Writing Module through English Debate: A Case Study in Thailand
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Sanonguthai, Suchada – Language Testing in Asia, 2011
The study explores how effective teaching IELTS writing module through English debate can be for 20 students in their last year in high at a private school in Thailand. The school has acquired Ms Cynthia Luo, a debate coach of the school, to teach Grade 12B academic writing course and this has made it possible for the students to brainstorm,…
Descriptors: Debate, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests