NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 1,366 to 1,380 of 12,190 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Inoue, Chihiro; Lam, Daniel M. K. – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
This study investigated the effects of two different planning time conditions (i.e., operational [20 s] and extended length [90 s]) for the lecture listening-into-speaking tasks of the "TOEFL iBT"® test for candidates at different proficiency levels. Seventy international students based in universities and language schools in the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Thothathiri, Malathi; Braiuca, Maria C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2021
Previous studies using artificial languages suggest that sentence production can be guided by verb-specific as well as verb-general statistics present in the language input. Here we investigated whether the statistical properties of ongoing input in the speakers' native language systematically affected their sentence production. Three experiments…
Descriptors: Verbs, Cues, Semantics, Cognitive Mapping
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Lu, Zih-ying; Fan, Sa-hui – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study investigated the influence of focus-on-form task-based language teaching (TBLT) on Taiwanese children's English vocabulary acquisition and retention. Focus-on-form TBLT here refers to instruction in which the teacher and students interact, negotiate, and respond to each other on the subject of a second language (L2) vocabulary. The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Grammar, Task Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Young, David – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
Despite the numerous reforms that Thailand's educational system has undergone, test scores show that a majority of the population still lacks the ability to use English with the skill required to compete in the international community. While many reasons have been proposed for Thailand's poor ranking, only a small number have looked beyond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Social Differences, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oh, Min Hyun; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Despite the unprecedented growth of Spanish-English dual language learners (DLLs) in new destination states--where DLLs have not been historically served--empirical understanding of their language and literacy skills is scant. Drawing on scientific understandings of bilingual language acquisition, we compare monolingually scored and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Grade 2
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Boylu, Emrah – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
The aim of this research is to determine teachers' attitude levels towards assessment and evaluation who teach Turkish as a foreign language and to examine them in terms of various variables. Survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. Teachers (n=233) who teach Turkish in various institutions participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Coughler, Caitlin; Hamel, Emily Michaela; Cardy, Janis Oram; Archibald, Lisa M. D.; Purcell, David W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD), an unexplained problem using and understanding spoken language, has been hypothesized to have an underlying auditory processing component. Auditory feedback plays a key role in speech motor control. The current study examined whether auditory feedback is used to regulate speech production in a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Speech Communication
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stringer, Thomas; Looney, Kathy – Learning: Research and Practice, 2021
The role of metacognition in learning and academic achievement has been recognised. Outside of education, mindfulness has been shown to enhance metacognition and subsequent outcomes (e.g., in mental health). While mindfulness has been investigated in relation to enhancing outcomes in education, less consideration has been given to the role of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Barry, Shane – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
Self-efficacy, the system of beliefs that individuals possess which enables them to exercise control and actions when faced with a specific task, is an essential component to language learning, as it has the potential to promote the self-regulatory capacity required for successful language acquisition and performance. One way in which…
Descriptors: Irish, Self Efficacy, Second Language Learning, Metacognition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Garci´a Laborda, Jesus; Ferna´ndez A´lvarez, Miguel – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
This paper compares and analyzes a selection of popular multilevel tests used for quick accreditation of English as a foreign language worldwide. The paper begins by stating the current need of accreditation of English language competence for both academic and professional matters. It then looks at their defining features and differences. After,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hirch, R. Roz – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
The following interview was conducted with Catherine Elder in spring of 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. Cathie has had a varied career in language testing, including work at universities in Australia and New Zealand and at the Language Testing Resource Center in Melbourne. In this interview, Cathie shares some highlights of her somewhat…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Stradiotova, Eva; Nemethova, Ildiko; Stefancik, Radoslav – Advanced Education, 2021
In the paper, we deal with the comparison of the evaluation of students' language skills in two environments, on-site and online. Testing took place through the moodle platform, where we used e-test, during the first and second waves of the pandemic. The main aim of the research was to find out what impact the environment in which the testing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Synchronous Communication, Physical Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Martínez-Hernández, Ana-Isabel; Bellés-Fortuño, Begoña – International Journal of English Studies, 2021
The inclusion of students with disabilities in the education system results in content or assessment accommodations to suit the students' special needs and to ensure they have acquired the objectives listed in the curriculum. In this paper, we aim at proposing different ways to accommodate a university English language test to a partially blind…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Student Needs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Eckes, Thomas; Jin, Kuan-Yu – International Journal of Testing, 2021
Severity and centrality are two main kinds of rater effects posing threats to the validity and fairness of performance assessments. Adopting Jin and Wang's (2018) extended facets modeling approach, we separately estimated the magnitude of rater severity and centrality effects in the web-based TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language) writing…
Descriptors: Language Tests, German, Second Languages, Writing Tests
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bell, Huw; Ainsworth, Steph – Language Awareness, 2021
This paper starts by reporting on the design and trialling of an informal, low-stakes test designed to assess the knowledge of grammar terms of pre-service primary school teachers following the UK's National Curriculum, the results of which were used to inform the design of a series of optional grammar classes. The test proved surprisingly…
Descriptors: Grammar, Feedback (Response), Difficulty Level, Spelling
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  88  |  89  |  90  |  91  |  92  |  93  |  94  |  95  |  96  |  ...  |  813