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Assessing Interactional Metadiscourse in EFL Writing through Intelligent Data-Driven Learning: The Microsoft Copilot in the Spotlight
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Rajab Esfandiari; Omid Allaf-Akbary – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The purpose of the current study was twofold: examining the efficacy of data-driven learning (DDL) (hands-on and hands-off approaches) in the realization of interactional metadiscourse markers (IMMs) among English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and analyzing the learners' perceptions of DDL. The participants consisted of 93 male and female…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction, Computational Linguistics
How Interactive Discussions Support Writing Development: The Application of Dynamic Assessment for Learning Chinese Rhetoric
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Kao, Yu-Ting – Language Testing in Asia, 2015
Background: This study examined the use of student-teacher interactions through dynamic assessment (DA) to diagnose and promote the learner's comprehension on Chinese writing patterns. Debates over the uses of standardized tests to assess language learners' performance have been ongoing in the field of second language acquisition for many years.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Language Processing, Chinese, Writing Evaluation