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Direct linkGatti, Alberta; Graves, Syelle – Foreign Language Annals, 2020
It is often assumed that heritage language learners (HLLs) speak better than they write--by themselves and by educators alike. This article draws on data from writing and oral proficiency ratings plus self-evaluations of 35 Spanish HLLs to investigate: (i) whether Spanish HLLs actually tend to receive higher ratings in speaking than in writing;…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Spanish, Speech Skills, Writing Skills
Lear, Darcy – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
This study introduces an evidence-centered approach to reverse design for languages for specific purposes (LSP) courses called domain analysis. The article describes the research framework and its potential to provide consistent empirical rigor to the necessarily decentralized field of LSP by reporting on one study using domain analysis in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Evidence Based Practice, Legal Education (Professions)
Clifford, Ray – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
This article summarizes some of the technical issues that add to the complexity of language testing. It focuses in particular on the criterion-referenced nature of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines-Speaking; and it proposes a criterion-referenced interpretation of the ACTFL guidelines for reading and listening. It then demonstrates how using…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Guidelines
Kato, Fumie; Spring, Ryan; Mori, Chikako – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Providing learners of a foreign language with meaningful opportunities for interactions, specifically with native speakers, is especially challenging for instructors. One way to overcome this obstacle is through video-synchronous computer-mediated communication tools such as Skype software. This study reports quantitative and qualitative data from…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Second Language Learning, Videoconferencing
Davidson, Dan E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
This study reports on the measured proficiency-referenced learning outcomes during study abroad of a large, multi-institutional cohort (N=1,881) of U.S. students of Russian who have undertaken intensive language study on ACTR-administered formal language study programs at Russian universities for periods of 2, 4, and 9 months over the course of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Lee, Lina – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This article describes a classroom project using one-to-one desktop videoconferencing to enhance the development of second language (1.2) oral skills. Eighteen university students worked collaboratively with expert speakers to complete task-based activities. The author gathered data from video-recording samples, reflections, and oral interviews to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods, Speech Communication, Video Technology
