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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Kondo, Akira; Blair, Alissa; Mancilla, Lorena; Chapman, Mark; Wilmes, Carsten – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2016
A number of English language proficiency exams target grades K-12 English language learners (ELLs) because of the rising need to identify their needs and provide appropriate support in language learning. A good example is the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs (hereafter ACCESS), designed to measure the English language proficiency of students identified as…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), English Language Learners
Okura, Eve K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation presents the findings from interviews conducted with language nest workers, teachers, language nest coordinators, administrators of language revitalization programs, principals and directors of language immersion schools that work in close proximity with language nests, and linguists involved in language revitalization efforts.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Language Maintenance, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
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Johnson, Martin; Mehta, Sanjana; Rushton, Nicky – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
A new "controlled assessment" model was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2009. This paper describes a research project that explores teachers' experiences of this new assessment model in General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level modern foreign language (MFL) speaking assessment. Focusing on teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Evaluation Methods, Secondary School Teachers