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Download full textBaron, Patricia A.; Papageorgiou, Spiros – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
The purpose of this study was to collect recommendations for minimum score requirements (cut scores) on the "TOEFL Junior"® English language proficiency test in order to guide decisions on the placement of learners into English as a second language (ESL) support classes. The TOEFL Junior test, intended primarily for students ages 11 and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Scores, Cutting Scores, Language Tests
Johnson, Erica – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Foreign language telecollaboration pairs learners so that they may improve their language and intercultural skills. A lesser known model, intergenerational telecollaboration, uses senior citizens as native language partners instead of peers. This paper presents the results of an intergenerational videoconferencing project between learners in…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Intercultural Communication, Older Adults, Videoconferencing
Dwaik, Raghad; Shehadeh, Adnan – English Language Teaching, 2015
The starting age of foreign language learning has been a controversial issue since the second half of the 20th century. Despite this long time, definite answers have not been found regarding the different aspects of the age issue, i.e., its influence on rate, route and ultimate attainment. Many researchers have explored the influence of age on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Direct linkDzekoe, Richmond – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This study investigated how 22 advanced-low proficiency ESL students used computer-based multimodal composing activities (CBMCAs) to facilitate self-revision and learn English through academic writing in the USA. The CBMCAs involved a combination of writing, listening, visual analysis, and speaking activities. The research was framed within an…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Writing (Composition)
Manna, Venessa F.; Yoo, Hanwook – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
This study examined the heterogeneity in the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) test population by modeling the relationship between test-taker background characteristics and test performance as measured by the "TOEFL iBT"® using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with covariate approach. The background characteristics studied…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Language Tests, Student Characteristics
Beltrán, Jorge – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2016
In the assessment of aural skills of second language learners, the study of the inclusion of visual stimuli has almost exclusively been conducted in the context of listening assessment. While the inclusion of contextual information in test input has been advocated for by numerous researchers (Ockey, 2010), little has been said regarding the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Speech Skills, Speech Tests, Second Language Learning
Iino, Atsushi; Yabuta, Yukiko; Nakamura, Yoichi – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The purpose of this study is to find the effects of using Videoconferencing (VC) as a tool for foreign language instructions in a semester long research study. The research questions focus on the effects of VC (1) on speaking skills, and (2) on general proficiency scores. English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in a university in Japan were…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction
Relationship between EFL Learners' Autonomy and Speaking Strategies They Use in Conversation Classes
Salehi, Hadi; Ebrahimi, Marziyeh; Sattar, Susan; Shojaee, Mohammad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The present study was conducted at Parsayan Language Institute in Isfahan, Iran. The students in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes were examined to investigate the relationship between degrees of learner autonomy, use of strategies for coping with speaking problems and the learners' success in their speaking classes. To determine the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Personal Autonomy
Asakereh, Ahmad; Dehghannezhad, Maliheh – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between student satisfaction with speaking classes, speaking skills self-efficacy beliefs, and speaking skills achievement. To this end, one hundred Iranian EFL undergraduate students filled out two questionnaires; a research-made and pilot-tested questionnaire for student satisfaction with speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Satisfaction, English (Second Language)
Salem, Ashraf Atta M. S. – English Language Teaching, 2013
The current study investigates the impact of multiple intelligences-based Instruction on developing speaking skills of the pre-service teachers of English. Therefore, the problem of the current study can be stated in the lack of speaking skills of the pre-service teachers of English in Hurgada faculty of Education, South Valley University. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Praneetponkrang, Sasitorn; Phaiboonnugulkij, Malinee – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This article aims to advocate retelling stories technique for developing speaking ability of grade 9 students in Thailand. Morrow's theory (1981) and other scholars in retelling stories technique are presented. This technique is integrated in the lesson plans following Morrow's framework. Narrative text of short stories which refer to daily life…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Vozza, Victoria Moran – CATESOL Journal, 2014
In this article, I explain how I used my interdisciplinary expertise in a TESOL classroom. The class consisted of 24 high-intermediate students ages 25 to 35, with a 65/35% male-to-female ratio. Of the students, 75% were Spanish speaking, while the remainder consisted of Farsi, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Mandarin, Korean, and German speakers. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intercultural Communication, Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Wang, Y.-H.; Young, S. S.-C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
This paper presents a study on implementing the ASR-based CALL (computer-assisted language learning based upon automatic speech recognition) system embedded with both formative and summative feedback approaches and using implicit and explicit strategies to enhance adult and young learners' English pronunciation. Two groups of learners including 18…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Adults
Anandari, Christina Lhaksmita – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2015
This research examined what causes speech-production-related foreign-language anxiety among Indonesian students majoring in English Language Education. Furthermore, it also looks into whether and how self-reflective activities are able to help these students reduce their anxiety. The data were gathered from a qualitative research conducted on a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Anxiety
Astorga-Cabezas, Erickzon D. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
This study examines the outcomes of having recourse to listening skills as support to improve oral skills in English language teaching. In this context, data from 120 students at a specific higher education institution was analyzed; 60 of whom were provided with totally listening-focused instruction and activities, while a separate group of 60…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Listening Skills, Oral Language, Speech Improvement
