ERIC Number: EJ1442341
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
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Self-Assessment with "TalkAbroad": Bolstering Oral Proficiency Development of Pre-Service Language Teachers
Rebecca S. Borden
NECTFL Review, n93 p80-87 2024
This classroom practice article explores the integration of TalkAbroad, an online language conversation platform, in an undergraduate World Languages Education program to support pre-service language teachers' oral proficiency development. Two pre-service teachers, facing challenges like family responsibilities and limited study abroad opportunities, engaged in four 30-minute conversations on topics including media, future plans, current events, and cultural comparisons. Through structured post-conversation activities involving transcription, self-assessment, goal setting, and feedback, students exhibited increased self-awareness and confidence in their linguistic abilities. This article emphasizes the platform's positive impact on student learning and highlights TalkAbroad's potential to support language proficiency development, offering valuable insights for future language education practices.
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Speech Skills, Language Proficiency, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Web Sites, Undergraduate Study, Second Language Learning, Discussion, Consciousness Raising, Self Esteem, Spanish, French
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2400 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. e-mail: info@nectfl.org; Web site: https://www.nectfl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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