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Li, Xuelian – English Language Teaching, 2019
Based on the articles written by mainland Chinese scholars published in the most influential Chinese and international journals, the present article analyzed the language testing research, compared the tendencies of seven categories between 2000-2009 and 2010-2019, and put forward future research directions by referring to international hot…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Educational History, Futures (of Society)
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Chen, Jiliang; Li, Lanlan; Shen, Yalin; Li, Haoxia – English Language Teaching, 2022
This study is intended to explore the influence of partners' L2 proficiency on test-takers' performance and on their interaction patterns in paired oral assessment, and it tries to analyze the underlying causes on the basis of Vygotsky's theory of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and Storch's patterns of interaction. An experiment including…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language, Sociocultural Patterns
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Al Hajri, Fatma – English Language Teaching, 2014
Proficiency in English language and how it is measured have become central issues in higher education research as the English language is increasingly used as a medium of instruction and a criterion for admission to education. This study evaluated the English language assessment in the foundation Programme at the Colleges of Applied sciences in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Programs, Thematic Approach, Language Proficiency
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Kassim, Asiah; Ng, Lee Luan – English Language Teaching, 2014
This paper discusses findings from a study investigating feedback efficacy on the accurate use of prepositions by ESL learners in written work over a period of 12 weeks. The study involved two treatment groups and a control group comparing the differential effects of the focused indirect with the unfocused indirect corrective feedback on the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Language Usage
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Pickett, G.D. – English Language Teaching, 1968
The experiment described here was designed to find out which of two methods of testing--blank-filling and translation--gave the more accurate guide to linguistic ability. Two tests were devised to elicit identical correct answers using different means (blank-filling and translation). They were administered to two different classes of Guinean lycee…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Objective Tests, Test Reliability
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Townson, Michael – English Language Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Speech Skills
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Forbes, Duncan – English Language Teaching, 1973
Critical evaluation of testing programs as a language barrier in English courses in African educational systems. (RS)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests, Program Evaluation
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Robinson, Peter – English Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension
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Anderson, J. – English Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Communication (Thought Transfer), Diagrams, Language Ability
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Robinson, Peter – English Language Teaching, 1973
Based on a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, London, England, December 29, 1970 to January 2, 1971. (RS)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Children, Contrastive Linguistics
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Deyes, A. F. – English Language Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Class Activities, Debate, Educational Games
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Black, Colin – English Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: English, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension
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Oller, John W., Jr. – English Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Proficiency, Measurement Techniques