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Xiaoqin Shi; Nini Qu; Xiaoyuan Wang – SAGE Open, 2024
Spoken English Competency (SEC) remains a critical weakness in English Proficiency (EP) of Chinese college students, particularly when compared with their English competency in writing and reading. Despite years of English learning since elementary school, Chinese college students often struggle to master SEC. Although previous studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Carlin Conner; Jill H. Allor; Stephanie Al Otaiba; Paul Yovanoff; Lauren LeJeune – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This study examined the response of two students in the Southwestern United States with autism spectrum disorder and IQ in the intellectual disability range to a comprehensive, text-based reading intervention. The intervention, "Friends on the Block," includes multiple strands of literacy providing explicit instruction in phonics,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Intervention
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Ke Hu; Asmaa AlSaqqaf – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2024
Developing effective oral business English (OBE) curricula requires clearly understanding student needs. This study evaluated the speaking needs of Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) undergraduates majoring in business English for specific purposes (ESP), aiming to inform the design of a teaching module that bridges the gap between…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction