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Yujie Zhang; Lawrence Jun Zhang – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
Syntactic complexity has long been used to gauge language learners' performance, proficiency, and development, offering language teachers valid recommendations for syllabus design and materials development. Progress in syntactic complexity research foreshadows the imperative of measuring syntactic features at a high level of granularity, which…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Syntax
Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2024
The article "Some Important Facts about Language Teaching/Learning: Basics and Assumptions" by Dr. Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah explores the foundational elements of language teaching and learning. It emphasizes the importance of language proficiency for personal, social, and professional success, highlighting the cognitive and societal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Gross, Esther; Crawford, Jenifer – CATESOL Journal, 2021
This article offers a critical interpretation of the current trends in instructional models for English language learners in California. We review key instructional models and analyze them from traditional (teacher-centered), progressive (student-centered), and critical orientations (society- and power-centered). These instructional models share…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Equal Education, Multilingualism, Progressive Education
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Moeller, Aleidine J.; Yu, Fei – Dimension, 2015
This article explores the theoretical foundation of the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, developed by the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), describes why and how to use these progress indicators in language education and reveals the value and impact on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Control, Learning Processes