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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Changes in Second-Language Learners' Oral Skills and Socio-Affective Profiles Following Study Abroad: A Mixed-Methods Approach
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Hardison, Debra M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2014
Research on the effectiveness of short-term study-abroad (SA) programs for improving oral skills has shown mixed results. In this study, 24 L2 German learners (L1 English) provided pre- and post-SA speech samples addressing a hypothetical situation and completed surveys on cross-cultural interest and adaptability; L2 communication affect,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Oral Language
Adapting the CEFR for the Classroom Assessment of Young Learners' Writing
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Hasselgreen, Angela – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2013
This article concerns the contribution that feedback makes to valid classroom assessment of the writing of young learners (YLs), defined here as approximately 9-13 years old. It shows that a scale of descriptors adapted from the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR; Council of Europe, 2001) can play a central role…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Classroom Techniques, Feedback (Response), Research Projects
Integrating Volunteering into the Adult Immigrant Second Language Experience
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Dudley, Lesley – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2007
For immigrants, the acquisition of language, specifically the ability to communicate effectively, is one prerequisite of full integration into the host society. For an adult immigrant second language (L2) learner in Canada, access to opportunities that may enhance communicative ability are often limited to the ESL classroom. However, while…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Enrichment, Social Integration, Second Language Learning
Breadth and Depth Specialized Vocabulary Learning in Theology among Native and Non-Native English Speakers
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Lessard-Clouston, Michael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
This article describes a case study on native and non-native English-speaker (NES and NNES) students' knowledge and learning of specialized vocabulary over one academic term in a graduate school of theology. After outlining the collection of baseline data on theological vocabulary and the development of a Test of Theological Language (TTL), the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Philosophy, Theological Education, Vocabulary Development
The Role of the Integrative Motive on Students' Participation in the French Classroom.
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Gliksman, L.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
A study demonstrated that integratively motivated secondary students in French courses volunteered more answers, gave more correct responses, and were more satisfied with participation. The teacher's behavior seemed affected by these factors. References, a list of test battery subscales used, and the Language Research Group National Test Battery…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, French