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Lynch, Tony; Maclean, Joan – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2003
This study investigated the effects of teacher feedback on changes in the spoken language performance of a group of advanced learners of English in the Netherlands. Participants were medical researchers attending a course entitled English for Medical Congresses. The course included a sequence of speaking tasks and culminated in a conference. Tasks…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Error Correction, Feedback
Davies, Sheena; And Others – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1997
This study investigated the utility and feasibility of administering achievement tests to adults in a continuing education course in French, in Scotland, in which student progress is not usually formal assessed. Subjects were 18 adults in elementary-level classes, aged 18 to over 60 years. Students were tested three times, at 3-4 week intervals,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Conversational Language Courses, Foreign Countries


