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Wagner, Inga; Loesche, Philipp; Bißantz, Steven – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2022
The German school system employs centrally organized performance assessments (some of which are called "VERA") as a way of promoting lesson development. In recent years, several German federal states introduced a computer-based performance testing system which will replace the paper-pencil testing system in the future. Scores from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Testing, Evaluation Methods
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Taguchi, Naoko – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2022
This study intends to contribute to the methodological debate into L2 pragmatics research by examining the usability of immersive virtual reality (VR) for developing a pragmatics task. The study compared participants' speech act performance between two closed role-play tasks using different mediums: computer-based and VR-based. Sixty-two native…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Pragmatics
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Curwood, Jen Scott; Jones, Katelyn – Literacy, 2022
Spoken word poetry encourages youth to engage in identity construction, resist oppression and construct counternarratives. Through participating in community-based slams, school workshops and online events, young people can take part in visible activism through exploring their own identity, power and agency and seeing themselves as change agents.…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Poetry, Activism, Identification (Psychology)
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Binns, Amanda V.; Casenhiser, Devin M.; Shanker, Stuart G.; Cardy, Janis Oram – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and aims: Although adjustment of the environment is recommended as a support strategy in evidence-based interventions for children with autism, the impact of doing so (and the how and why) is not well understood. One essential environmental factor to consider when providing supports for preschool-aged autistic children is the play…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Psychomotor Skills
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Solano-Campos, Ana; Burns, Meg – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
In this article, we examine the underexplored link between teacher sense-making and professional development on paired literacy approaches. Grounded in a year-long qualitative study in a Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) program in Massachusetts, we recount the experiences of dual language teachers learning about and implementing a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Oral Language, Bilingualism
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Fulcher, Glenn; Panahi, Ali; Mohebbi, Hassan – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
The present systematic review examines Glenn Fulcher's contributions, works, philosophy, and research in language testing and assessment. The data includes his published articles, book chapters, books and interviews (except the one in this special issue) relevant to language testing and assessment from 1987 to March 2022. This study is conducted…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Language Research, Oral Language
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Chenausky, Karen V.; Verdes, Alison; Shield, Aaron – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Manual sign is a common alternative mode of communication taught to children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Gesture use is positively related to later increases in vocabulary and syntactic complexity in typical development, but there is little evidence supporting the use of manual sign for children with CAS. We sought to identify…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Sign Language, Children, Communication Skills
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Durán, Lillian; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha; Miranda, Alejandra; Chávez, Carlos; Pentimonti, Jill; Zyskind, Karen; Rodriguez, Michael C. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
Studying the oral language growth of Spanish-speaking preschoolers in the United States is increasingly important given the critical role early language development plays in reading outcomes. In this article, we report on the Spanish and English growth trajectories observed in 124 bilingual preschoolers collected over 2 years in 36 classrooms…
Descriptors: Spanish, English, Oral Language, Language Acquisition
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Ruivivar, June – ELT Journal, 2022
Over the last 25 years, scholars have proposed several recommendations for including spoken grammar in second language classrooms. However, recent studies point to potential challenges in this endeavour: learners may feel inauthentic when using what they see as 'native-speaker' forms, and interlocutors may see these forms as less acceptable when…
Descriptors: Grammar, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Holmes-Henderson, Arlene; Žmavc, Janja; Kaldahl, Anne-Grete – Literacy, 2022
This article positions rhetoric as a bridge between oracy and citizenship education. The first comparative curricular study of Scotland, Slovenia and Norway, it demonstrates shared policy aims and practical challenges in the delivery of oracy and citizenship education in these three nations. We argue that the study of rhetoric equips young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Oral Language, Language Skills
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Popescu, Anisia; Noiray, Aude – Language Learning and Development, 2022
Until at least the end of adolescence, children articulate speech differently than adults. While this discrepancy is often attributed to the maturation of the speech motor system, we sought to demonstrate that the development of spoken language fluency is shaped by complex interactions across motor and cognitive domains. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Language Fluency, Oral Language, Foreign Countries
Lin, Grace Hui Chin – Online Submission, 2022
In our ESL field of English and Chinese, oral translation has become very significant due to the speedy globalization trend. However, many seniors in Taiwan might not effortlessly participate in this global village because they did not attain their chance of learning English in their elementary school. So, some of the bosses of industries or…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Rhyme, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Ehrhorn, Anna Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Speech sound disorder (SSD) puts children at risk for word reading difficulties but does not guarantee them. Research on early literacy skills in children with SSD has primarily focused on phonological awareness due to speech sound deficits associated with SSD. Researchers have begun to examine multiple factors beyond phonological awareness that…
Descriptors: Orthographic Symbols, Phonological Awareness, Children, Speech Impairments
Maryjo Flamm-Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed by this study was children's impeded oral language development when parents do not engage them in frequent conversational exchanges during the infant and toddler years. The purpose of the study was to explore parent behaviors and perceptions. Two questions guided the study: when do parents talk with their children? and how do…
Descriptors: Infants, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Oral Language
Abdulhamid Ismael, Israa Ismael – Online Submission, 2023
The study aimed to examine the effect of using Blended Content-Based Instruction (BCBI) to enhance EFL university students' oral communication skills. The study begins with a review of literature and previous studies dealing with blended content-based instruction (BCBI) and oral communication skills. The researcher prepared a list of oral…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, College Students, Oral Language
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