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Soohye Yeom – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With the wide introduction of English-medium instruction (EMI) to higher education institutions throughout East Asian countries, many East Asian universities are using English proficiency tests that were not originally designed for this context to make admissions and placement decisions. To support the use of these tests in this new EMI context,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Tests
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Suraprajit, Prathomwat – English Language Teaching, 2022
Conditional sentences are difficult for EFL students to understand because of their complexity in both form and function. By analyzing the performances and opinions among EFL learners, the pedagogical contribution may be beneficial for both EFL students and teachers. The use, errors, and perceptions of Thai EFL students regarding conditional…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Error Patterns, Self Concept, English (Second Language)
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Chen, Wenting; Yu, Shulin – Language Awareness, 2019
This study investigated students' perceptions of collaborative writing in a teacher-centred class and their change in beliefs about English writing through collaborative writing experiences. The analysis of multiple data sources (i.e., video recordings of collaborative writing activities, two in-depth, semi-structured interviews, one stimulated…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Clark, Tony; Yu, Guoxing – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
This case study explores the challenges that Master's students encounter when learning to write in academic English as part of a UK postgraduate course, after having achieved the required IELTS entry score. Interviews with six Chinese and Japanese learners at different stages of the Master's study revealed more sophisticated writing difficulties…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Critical Thinking
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Yahya, Noorchaya; Alotaibi, Hind; El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study reveals the impact of using parallel corpora on EFL students' writing, and how students perceive it. Female undergraduates (n=46) in an EFL writing course in Saudi Arabia were divided randomly into experimental and control groups taught by the same instructor, using the same materials. Students in the experimental group were introduced…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Females, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
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Kweldju, Siusana – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2021
This exploratory case study focuses on the development and implementation of a task called the Inventive English Word Formation in Public Spaces for an undergraduate English Morphology course within the English Language Education program of a university in Indonesia. This task was created based on students' feedback that they disliked the typical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Zijlmans, Lidy; van Oostendorp, Marc; van Hout, Roeland – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This article reports on the academic performance and experiences of non-native university students, specifically German students in a Dutch academic environment. These students have a substantial dropout rate. In an earlier study, we found correlations between results on language tests and study results. In this study, we used semi-structured…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Language, Indo European Languages, German
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Kazaz, Ilknur – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
The last decade has witnessed a strong impact of emerging technologies on language pedagogy due to the developments in the computer technologies. The use of authentic linguistic examples through corpora and concordance based activities is defined as data-driven learning and it exposes the students to examples of more realistic language than…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Vocabulary Skills, Comparative Analysis, State Universities
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Argudo, Juanita; Abad, Mónica; Fajardo-Dack, Tammy; Cabrera, Patricio – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2018
The recent application of Content and Language Integrated Learning programs in higher education provides an extensive area for research due to the quick implementation of English as the medium of instruction for university programs, as well as to the need of university students around the world to communicate through English and to try different…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Bratkovich, Meghan Odsliv – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2014
This study investigated the nature of self-assessment and blind peer- and teacher-assessment in L2 writing. The type of feedback students gave to themselves and peers, the type of feedback used in the revision process, and the source of the feedback used were all analyzed. Additionally, student perceptions of self- and peer-assessment, feedback,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation