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Download full textBachelor, Jeremy W. – Online Submission, 2022
Learners of a second language often have limited access to the native culture of that language in an authentic way, resulting in them committing linguistic and intercultural mistakes. One of the main advantages of task-based learning is that it can expose students to real-world circumstances, which makes learning a language more meaningful and…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Role Playing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkPotowski, Kim; Parada, MaryAnn; Morgan-Short, Kara – Heritage Language Journal, 2012
This paper reports on the development and piloting of an adaptive, online placement exam that will be administered to L2 and heritage learners of Spanish at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Particular attention is given to the structure of the exam and the linguistic strategies employed to distinguish heritage speakers from L2 learners.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Student Placement, Language Tests, Spanish
Kokhan, Kateryna – Language Testing, 2013
Development and administration of institutional ESL placement tests require a great deal of financial and human resources. Due to a steady increase in the number of international students studying in the United States, some US universities have started to consider using standardized test scores for ESL placement. The English Placement Test (EPT)…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Kokhan, Kateryna – Language Testing, 2012
The English Placement Test (EPT) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is designed to provide an accurate placement (or exemption) of international students into the ESL writing and pronunciation classes. Over the last five years, UIUC has experienced an increase in the number of international students taking the EPT. Because of…
Descriptors: Student Placement, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Scores
