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Yan, Hengbin; Lin, Jiexuan; Liu, Ying – English Language Teaching, 2018
Pronunciation is an important yet often neglected subfield in Second Language Acquisition, both in pedagogy and research. One significant, under-researched area is the role peer assessment/review can play in shaping English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) students' pronunciation proficiency. Whereas there have been many studies demonstrating the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Yang, Luxin – SAGE Open, 2022
It is widely recognized that writing conferences benefit second or foreign language writers for the immediacy and the potential to address their needs and provide tailored and individualized support. However, limited attention has been given to the foci and interaction between teacher and student in writing conferences longitudinally. To address…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Marek, Michael W. – Online Submission, 2015
This paper is a slightly revised version of a keynote address given at the 2015 National Quemoy University English Conference, Reimagining the Teaching of Language, Literature, and Culture, in Kinmen, Taiwan, on 5 June 2015. The author contends that teaching English as a Foreign Language is changing rapidly, and successful teachers and scholars…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Ge, Zi-gang – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a net-based peer review process for improving Chinese adult e-learners' English writing ability. A class of 36 students participated in this study, which lasted one school year of two semesters. Participants were divided into three groups according to their English writing abilities at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Gao, Lianhong – ProQuest LLC, 2012
I conducted this study to provide insights toward deepening understanding of association between culture and writing by building, assessing, and refining a conceptual model of second language writing. To do this, I examined culture and coherence as well as the relationship between them through a mixed methods research design. Coherence has been an…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Essays, Undergraduate Students
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Carolan, Lynne; Wang, Lijuan – ELT Journal, 2012
Peer observation of teaching often occurs at a local level or national level, seldom internationally. Victoria University, Australia, and Chinese institutions Henan University and Central University of Finance and Economics have a transnational partnership involving local students studying courses originating in Australia and Chinese students who…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Observation, Foreign Countries, English Teachers
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Liang, Yaqing; Li, Yanzhi; Sang, Zhonggang – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
This study investigated how peer-mediated Dynamic Assessment (DA) unfolded in translation revision competence (TRC) of students of Master's degree of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) in China. Thirty subjects first completed three revision tasks and were then rated as high- or low-level performers according to their average scores across the…
Descriptors: Translation, Student Evaluation, Peer Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition)
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Aihua Zhu; Samah Ali Mohsen Mofreh; Sultan Salem – SAGE Open, 2023
The application of the language proficiency scales (LPS) in education validates its function, as it can explore the value in-depth. However, little systematic research on applying LPS has been conducted due to the complex intertwining of stakeholders and a lack of theoretical framework and practical approaches. Adopting the framework proposed by…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kacetl, Jaroslav; Klímová, Blanka – Education Sciences, 2019
At present, hardly any younger person can imagine life without mobile technologies. They use them on a daily basis, including in language learning. Such learning supported with mobile devices is called mobile learning, which seems beneficial especially thanks to the unique features of mobile applications (e.g., interactivity, ubiquity, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs
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Zhong, Qunyan Maggie; Norton, Howard – TESL-EJ, 2018
Information and communications technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for innovation in educational practice. Among all the educational technological tools, online discussion forums represent one of the most extensively adopted educational media in higher education. Yet a review of the literature indicates a lack of empirical studies…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
TESOL Newsletter, 1984
The 1984 volume of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) newsletter includes articles on language competence and cultural awareness in the United States; interest in English in Peru; employment trends; the case method in adult English as a second language (ESL); evaluating computer assisted instruction; the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory