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Carrie L. Bonilla – Hispania, 2024
This article details the challenges and best practices of evaluating second language learners for placement into postsecondary Spanish language courses. The literature on testing for placement purposes in second language acquisition and language testing provides a great deal of insight, but language programs must make many decisions as well that…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Tests, Placement Tests, Test Validity
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Alyssia M. Miller De Rutté; Isabel María Kentengian; María E. Pérez; Pilar Ortega – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
This study investigated the following research question: What is the landscape of medical Spanish offerings in undergraduate, 4-year universities in US states with large Spanish-speaking populations? Forty-four percent of institutions responded to the survey, which explored institutional characteristics, medical Spanish programs and individual…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Medical Education, Languages for Special Purposes, Spanish
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Mengxia Fu; Shaofeng Li – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
This article reports on a study exploring the associations between foreign language anxiety and the effectiveness of immediate and delayed corrective feedback (CF) in the acquisition of the English past tense. One hundred and two middle school English as a foreign language (EFL) learners responded to the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Anxiety, Feedback (Response), Error Correction
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Peijian Paul Sun; Xinran Luo – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: In a context where synchronous online teaching has become a new trend of instruction for online education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is valuable and insightful to examine what factors contribute to teachers' satisfaction with synchronous online teaching. Objective: Informed by the technology acceptance model (TAM), this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Eun Young Kang – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
This quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of using model texts as a written corrective feedback (WCF) strategy on second language learners' writing, in both rewritten drafts and new drafts. It further examined learners' perceptions of model-based feedback and how those perceptions affected model effectiveness. Sixty-six English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Feedback (Response)
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Catherine Akoth Ongoro; Yong-Yi Fanjiang – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
This article aims to provide a systematic review of existing research on the use of digital game-based learning (DGBL) technology for foreign language (English) in preschool and elementary schools. Digital game-based technology enables learning to become more interactive and inspirational, thereby enhancing language acquisition. The authors…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Elementary School Students, Preschool Education, Creativity
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Kiwamu Kasahara; Akifumi Yanagisawa – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Research has shown that learning a known-and-unknown word combination leads to greater learning than learning an unknown word alone (Kasahara, 2010, 2011). These studies found that attaching a known adjective to an unknown noun can help learners remember the unknown noun. Kasahara (2015) found that a known verb can serve as an effective cue to…
Descriptors: Nouns, Form Classes (Languages), Recall (Psychology), Comparative Analysis
Leslie Davison; Gayle Westerberg – Eye on Education, 2024
Comprehensively updated, the second edition is a user-friendly resource for teachers and administrators to ensure their school's success in implementing and maintaining a dual language program. The book is filled with step-by-step instructions and strategies you can try immediately. The second edition includes key updates on technology, digital…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Kindergarten
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Nourollah Zarrinabadi; Elnaz Afsharmehr – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
This qualitative study aimed to examine Iranian language teachers' mindsets about language learning and teaching, and the ways in which their mindsets influenced their educational practices. The participants of this study were 20 Iranian language teachers who taught general English courses at private language institutes in a city in central Iran.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Reza Zabihi; Danial Erfanitabar – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
This study investigated the efficacy of varying degrees of written corrective feedback (WCF) explicitness on the accuracy of revised drafts and new pieces of writing among learners of different proficiency levels. A total of 130 learners of English were divided into three proficiency groups (basic, independent, and proficient users), with learners…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Revision (Written Composition)
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Sri Yuliani; Khulaifiyah; Andi Idayani – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
The Objective of the study was to ascertain how Rosetta Stone in English class affected students' ability to pronounce English. This methodology employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with 30 samples split into two groups. The technique used was non-probability sampling. Pronunciation test technique was employed for data collecting.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction
UnidosUS, 2024
Latino families should be fully supported to accomplish their goals for the bilingual development and school success of their children. Unfortunately, they often encounter misinformation and negative messages regarding early bilingual development, specifically the belief that young children are "confused" if they grow up with two…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Bilingualism, Hispanic Americans, Speech Therapy
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Diem Thi Ngoc Hoang; Thinh Hoang – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible effects of conducting regular collaborative activities via Google Docs on English academic writing skills. Utilising a mixed methods design, this study was conducted with 24 Vietnamese high school students who participated in a fully online English as a foreign language (EFL) course in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Language, Writing Skills
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W. A. Piyumi Udeshinee; Ola Knutsson; Sirkku Männikkö Barbutiu; Chitra Jayathilake – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The discussion on the dynamic assessment (DA) -- a combination of assessment and instruction -- and regulatory scales from implicit to explicit corrective feedback (CF) is relatively new in the CALL context. Applying the notions of Sociocultural Theory, Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and Mediation, the present study examines how a DA-based…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Evaluation Methods, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language)
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Ya-Wen Cheng; Yuping Wang; Yu-Jie Cheng; Nian-Shing Chen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Existing research has established immense importance in contextual learning for second language development. However, to provide real-life context in the learning of a foreign language is challenging. To help create such a learning environment, our previous research developed an innovative system called the R&T System, utilizing robots (R) and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Internet, Game Based Learning, Children
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