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Download full textOmarov, Nazarbek Bakytbekovich; Mohammed, Aisha; Alghurabi, Ammar Muhi Khleel; Alallo, Hajir Mahmood Ibrahim; Ali, Yusra Mohammed; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Demeuova, Lyazat; Viktorovna, Shvedova Irina; Nazym, Bekenova; Al Khateeb, Nashaat Sultan Afif – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The Multiple-choice (MC) item format is commonly used in educational assessments due to its economy and effectiveness across a variety of content domains. However, numerous studies have examined the quality of MC items in high-stakes and higher-education assessments and found many flawed items, especially in terms of distractors. These faulty…
Descriptors: Test Items, Multiple Choice Tests, Item Response Theory, English (Second Language)
Abdi Tabari, Mahmoud; Miller, Michol – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
Although several studies have explored the effects of task sequencing on second language (L2) production, there is no established set of criteria to sequence tasks for learners in L2 writing classrooms. This study examined the effect of simple ?complex task sequencing manipulated along both resource-directing (± number of elements) and…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ghorbanchian, Elahe; Youhanaee, Manijeh; Amirian, Zahra – English Language Teaching, 2019
Cognitive complexity is traditionally used for describing human cognition along a simplicity-complexity axis in tests like TOFEL IBT and GRE where text creation and rhetorical organization are quintessentially important. Accordingly, this study sought to investigate the impact of mentor text modelling on cognitive complexity of academic writing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Mauriac, Paul – Francais dans le Monde, 1987
The use of a radio interview for teaching advanced listening comprehension is described, and ideas for classroom discussion are proposed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Peer reviewedFrescura, Marina – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
It is recommended that listening comprehension have a larger role in second-language instruction, particularly at intermediate/advanced levels. Sample materials focusing on the speech act of disagreement are proposed for university students of Italian. The materials expose students to a variety of registers and strategies and integrate language…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level
Hosenfeld, Carol; And Others – 1993
Reciprocal teaching, a method of teaching first language reading comprehension, is explained and three distinct applications of the method and materials in second language instruction are described. Reciprocal teaching is viewed as a three-level hierarchy of components and strategies, reflected in the organization of materials and activities. The…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level
Kim, Jin-Wan – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1996
A study investigated linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic variables of the writing processes and products of 3 groups of graduate and undergraduate students: 28 native English-speaking Americans; 28 Koreans studying in the United States; and 90 Korean students in Korea. The last two groups were learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Data…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
Hall, John; Bankowska, Anne – 1994
A Scottish study of foreign/second language instruction for vocational purposes focused on teaching methods, skill assessment methods, and teacher and student perceptions of the effectiveness of different instructional approaches. Nine case studies of second language programs (French, German, Japanese, and Spanish) were conducted. Programs…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level
