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Direct linkVarcasia, Cecilia – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
This paper explores, through the use of the observation checklist and Conversation Analysis (CA), the discourse functions elicited by the dialogic task of the Free University of Bolzano (IT) speaking test. It aims to contribute to content validation, which has been claimed to be especially relevant in paired speaking tests, where interaction is…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Content Validity, Check Lists, Task Analysis
Carson, Lorna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article begins with a brief overview of the aims and activities of the CercleS CEFR/ELP Focus Group. It goes on to report on some of the outcomes of the 2015 CercleS CEFR/ELP seminar hosted by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies at Trinity College Dublin. The five examples presented during the seminar's plenary sessions are…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups
Dalziel, Fiona; Davies, Gillian; Han, Amy – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) was designed as a tool that "supports reflective learning and fosters the development of learner autonomy" (Little 2009, "The European Language Portfolio: Where pedagogy and assessment meet". Strasbourg: Council of Europe.…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Undergraduate Students, Portfolios (Background Materials), Second Language Learning
Gori, Federica – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Projects related to the European Language Portfolio (ELP) carried out at the Language Centre of the University of Trieste are concerned to examine whether and to what extent "can do" descriptors can be extended to courses in Languages for Specific Purposes. The project reported in this article had two aims. The first was to explore what…
Descriptors: Languages for Special Purposes, Guidelines, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Download full textBeaven, Ana; Neuhoff, Antje – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
Technology has been part of the language learning process, both inside and outside the classroom, for decades, helping to bridge the gap between different contexts of learning. At the same time, the concept of lifelong-learning has widened our understanding of what learning is, what different forms it can take, and of the importance of considering…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Intercultural Communication, Learning Processes
