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Austin Pack; Jeffrey Maloney – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2024
While recent and significant progress made in natural language processing and artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to drastically influence the field of language education, many language educators and administrators remain unfamiliar with these recent technological advances and their pedagogical implications. The primary purpose of this…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, English (Second Language), Natural Language Processing, Language Teachers
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Guerrettaz, Anne Marie; Zahler, Tara – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2017
As racial tensions and reports of violence have become prominent in news and social media, U.S. society has been responding, struggling, and changing. This complex political and social situation can be particularly confusing for international students studying at U.S. universities. English language teachers are especially well positioned to create…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Foreign Students, College Students, Language Teachers
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Bowers, Roger – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Shaping teaching programs to the social, economic, and cultural context of those who seek to learn English is crucially needed. This article examines issues related to teachers' understanding of what English, language, and teaching are and can be and argues for a pluralistic approach to collaborative growth in education. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Beretta, Alan – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the importance of fairness in evaluation studies of second-language programs and the potential for misinterpretation of studies which are not program-fair. Strategies designed to overcome this problem from the perspective of standardized tests include: specific tests for each program, program-specific plus program-neutral measures,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Johns, Ann M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Reviews current literature on coherence in written text, defines coherence in broad terms, and then presents a three-lesson revision unit based on modern coherence principles. In this unit, students "deconstruct" assignment prompts, prepare first drafts, examine another student's first draft, and then revise their essays and examine the revisions.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Cohesion (Written Composition), English for Academic Purposes, Essays
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Clarke, Mark A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Several points regarding the distinction between second-language theory and practice in professional and public discourse are discussed, including theorists are rarely full-time teachers; theory tends to be imported from other disciplines; discourse tends to be authoritarian and prescriptive; and it underestimates institutional, political, and…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Language Research
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Kumaravadivelu, B. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
A framework for a "postmethod condition" for empowering language teachers consists of 10 macrostrategies, based on which teachers can design varied and situation-specific microstrategies or classroom techniques to effect desired learning outcomes. The framework can transform practitioners into strategic teachers and researchers. (Contains 91…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Instructional Improvement, Language Teachers
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Pica, Teresa – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Questions about language classroom life are addressed that can be illuminated by current research findings on second-language learning and teaching, including first language and cultural adjustment; practices that emphasize learner comprehension; strengths/limitations of classroom management strategies; pronunciation accuracy; and class…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)
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Leki, Ilona; Carson, Joan G. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
A survey of 33 former English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students now in university-level content courses explores their perceptions of the relationship between their ESL writing class instruction and the actual writing tasks in later courses. Findings reveal general satisfaction but also expressed needs for more complex writing assignments and…
Descriptors: Course Content, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education
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Hoekje, Barbara; Linnell, Kimberly – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Bachman's framework of language testing and standard of authenticity for language testing instruments were used to evaluate three instruments--the SPEAK (Spoken Proficiency English Assessment Kit) test, OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview), and a performance test--as language tests for nonnative-English-speaking teaching assistants. (Contains 53…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Sheen, Ron – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
It is argued that the frequent model shifts in the field of second- and foreign-language teaching have not resulted in significant progress in language teaching. Advocates of the new task-based syllabus must demonstrate its greater effectiveness over more conventional approaches. (Contains 84 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Polio, Charlene; Auerbach, Elsa Roberts – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Arguments for students' use of their first language as well as English in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom are reexamined. Pedagogical and political aspects of ESL instruction are noted. (LB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
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Robinson, Peter; Ellis, Rod – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
An argument for the role of a structural syllabus as a means to promote "gradual mastery" of implicit second-language knowledge is refuted. The author responds with further discussion of the relationship between explicit and implicit knowledge. (Contains 13 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Epistemology
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Cazden, Courtney B.; Starfield, Sue – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
In "Vygotsky and ESL Literacy Teaching," Cazden uses examples from South Africa to discuss internalization of socially acquired language, instruction as "scaffolded assistance," and social meanings of English-as-a-Second-Language literacy. In "Cummins, EAP, and Academic Literacy," Starfield focuses on a University of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries
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Caulk, Nat – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
In a study of peer response activities in second-language writing, two questions were investigated: whether students give good advice to their peers and what differences exist between student and teacher comments. Examination of 30 papers from 3 writing classes suggests that teacher and peer responses serve important and complementary functions.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Peer Evaluation
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