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Douglas, Scott Roy; Landry, Michael Henry; Doe, Christine; Cheng, Liying – TESL Canada Journal, 2022
This study set out to explore English for academic purposes (EAP) student perceptions of their experiences at a university in western Canada. A qualitative approach was used, with 17 students completing a questionnaire toward the end of their EAP program, and one of those students taking part in an interview approximately one year later. Data from…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Noom-ura, Sripathum – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study surveys problems with English language teaching and learning and the professional development (PD) needs of high-school teachers in three provinces of three Secondary Educational Service Areas in Thailand. Both closed-and open-ended questionnaires were employed. The data was analyzed by frequency distribution and percentage; the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Jefferson, Trevina – Online Submission, 2013
Background: This study discusses data-driven results of newly-developed writing tools that are objective, easy, and less time-consuming than standard classroom writing strategies; additionally, multiple motivation triggers and peer evaluation are evaluated together with these new, modernized writing tools. The results are explained separately and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Writing Strategies, Peer Evaluation
Isozaki, Anna Husson – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
Benefits for L2 reading through offering learners extensive reading with listening have been found in empirical studies, but those findings may be under-utilized in academic English preparation settings, due to prioritized test practice in response to high-stakes testing for university matriculation. Self-paced extensive reading with listening…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests
So, Youngsoon – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2014
This article presents a case study incorporating English teachers' perspectives into the development of a large-scale international English assessment, the recently developed "TOEFL Junior"® Comprehensive test. It discusses how stakeholder feedback gathered during test development supports the validity argument for score interpretation…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Test Construction, Feedback (Response), Language Tests
Gu, Lin; Hsieh, Ching-Ni – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2019
Examining spoken features across proficiency levels allows researchers to explore the nature of speaking proficiency as it develops. This line of research has thus far primarily focused on adult second language (L2) learners. Using cross-sectional data based on a large-scale language assessment intended for young L2 learners, in this study, we…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Al-Qahtani, Abdulaziz Ali – English Language Teaching, 2015
Discourse markers (DMs) instruction is currently receiving an increasing amount of attention in the literature on second language learning. As noted by Al-Yaari, Al Hammadi, Alyami, and Almaflehi (2013), and Algouzi (2014), the use of DMs is insufficient to support the development of the language skills, especially reading, of Saudi English as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
Soohye Yeom – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With the wide introduction of English-medium instruction (EMI) to higher education institutions throughout East Asian countries, many East Asian universities are using English proficiency tests that were not originally designed for this context to make admissions and placement decisions. To support the use of these tests in this new EMI context,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Tests
Frantz, Roger S.; Bailey, Alison L.; Starr, Laura; Perea, Luis – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2014
The current focus across the U.S. on student college and career readiness standards makes clear that both instruction and assessment of academic English will continue to be important for school-age English learner (EL) students. This article presents an overview and summary of key literature on academic language (usually academic English);…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English Language Learners, State Standards, Language Proficiency
Coombe, Christine; Davidson, Peter – Language Testing, 2014
The Common Educational Proficiency Assessment (CEPA) is a large-scale, high-stakes, English language proficiency/placement test administered in the United Arab Emirates to Emirati nationals in their final year of secondary education or Grade 12. The purpose of the CEPA is to place students into English classes at the appropriate government…
Descriptors: Language Tests, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Brunfaut, Tineke; Kormos, Judit; Michel, Marije; Ratajczak, Michael – Language Testing, 2021
Extensive research has demonstrated the impact of working memory (WM) on first language (L1) reading comprehension across age groups (Peng et al., 2018), and on foreign language (FL) reading comprehension of adults and older adolescents (Linck et al., 2014). Comparatively little is known about the effect of WM on young FL readers' comprehension,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Accuracy