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Željko Racki; Željka Flegar; Mojca Juriševic – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2024
The present research aims to bridge the gap between prospective multi/plurilingual education and overarching personality psychology by examining how language constructs and basic personality traits are interrelated in pre-service teachers who are fundamental to language education. The first part of the study identifies items within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Ali Khodi; Hossein Khezerlou; Hassan Sahraei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Regarding the whispered use of technology in instruction and assessment of language skills, the present study investigates the effect of e-portfolio assessment on EFL learners' speaking proficiency. To this end, 60 intermediate students were randomly selected and homogenized to participate in the study. Samples of the IELTS speaking tests were…
Descriptors: Reliability, Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Student Evaluation
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Alfuhaid, Sultan R. – English Language Teaching, 2021
Even though Saudi EFL students devote multiple years to improving their English-speaking proficiency, they struggle to achieve fluency. The present study, however, focuses on investigating the effectiveness of using Duolingo in EFL classrooms to enhance the participants' speaking proficiency. The participants who underwent this study were 28 male…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Hong, Yee Chee; Ganapathy, Malini – English Language Teaching, 2017
Malaysians have long realised the importance of being competent in English as one of the success factors in attaining their future goals. However, English is taught as a second language in Malaysia, and it is not easy to teach under such a foreign context, because authentic input may not exist beyond the classroom, especially in Chinese private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Yanagi, Miho; Baker, Amanda A. – TESOL Journal, 2016
Due to ever-increasing demands to acquire effective communicative abilities in the English language, increasing numbers of international students choose to study in Western tertiary institutions; however, they frequently encounter difficulties in performing satisfactorily in English. This study aims to identify specific challenges that Japanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Proficiency
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Al-Jamal, Dina A.; Al-Jamal, Ghadeer A. – English Language Teaching, 2014
Since speaking well in English is crucial for English language literature undergraduates, the present study aimed at describing difficulties that may be encountered at an EFL setting. The sample was stratified random as drawn from six Jordanian public universities. Survey questionnaires as well as semi-structured interviews were constructed. 64…
Descriptors: Investigations, Undergraduate Students, Speech Skills, Barriers