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Cooc, North; Kim, Grace MyHyun – Educational Policy, 2022
More than two decades since the first study to document the shortage of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) teachers, this paper examines recent trends and factors related to AAPI teacher career choice using the American Community Survey 2013-2017. The results show a continued underrepresentation of AAPI teachers relative to AAPI students…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Teacher Recruitment
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Oyelekan, Oloyede Solomon; Upahi, Johnson Enero – Science Education International, 2022
Disadvantaged pupils are those pupils whose ability to learn in school is impeded by their family, social or economic situations which are often times beyond their control. Without adequate intervention, there are chances that this group of pupils could drop out of school. In Nigeria, there are many categories of disadvantaged pupils into which a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Migrants
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Zhang, Weiyu; Xiaoya, Sun; Cheung, Yin Ling – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
Given the emergence of English as a global lingual franca, English proficiency has become necessary for workers in many sectors and therefore should be given special attention in vocational education and training. While there is no shortage of research on vocational education and training in general, this body of work lacks a focus on English…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Multilingualism
Ilana M. Umansky; Karen Thompson; James Soland; Amanda Kibler – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
An important subgroup of English learner-classified (EL) students immigrate to the U.S., entering U.S. schools upon their arrival. Using growth models and statewide data, this study asks first, how newcomers' English proficiency status and growth compare to those of non-newcomer EL students; and second, what characteristics are associated with…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Learners, Immigrants, Language Proficiency
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Ala-Kortesmaa, Sanna; Muñoz, Candice – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2023
As technology has enabled people across the world to collaborate and create virtual communities, the ability to interact in computer-mediated, cross-cultural environments in a meaningful way has become a necessity. This is particularly true for younger adults who operate in virtual teams during their studies, for instance in virtual exchange…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, College Students, Foreign Countries, Barriers
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BijanKhan, Mahmood; ShayesteFar, Parvaneh; Mohebbi, Hassan – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Drawing on a growing body of research on the interface between corpus linguistics and second/foreign language testing and assessment, we adopted "Peykare," a large-scale, annotated, Persian written language resource to evaluate the content (i.e., coverage and typicality) and construct validity of a Persian language proficiency test…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Language Tests, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Álvarez-Cañizo, Marta; Afonso, Olivia; Suárez-Coalla, Paz – Annals of Dyslexia, 2023
Different studies have demonstrated that people with dyslexia have difficulties in acquiring fluent reading and writing. These problems are also evident when they learn a second language. The aim of our study was to investigate if there is a linguistic transfer effect for writing in children with dyslexia when they face tasks in English (L2), as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Phuong, Hoang Yen; Phan, Quoc Toan; Le, Thanh Thao – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
This research investigates the effectiveness of utilizing analytic rubrics in peer-assessment (PA) and self-assessment (SA) methodologies to enhance the proficiency of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' essay writing skills in the Vietnamese context. It further contributes to the existing body of literature regarding formative…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Scoring Rubrics, Language Proficiency
Villegas, Leslie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
The English learner (EL) population has grown by 35% in the last 20 years. However, in addition to new students being identified as ELs, the EL subgroup is being inflated by students who are not being reclassified within a reasonable and developmentally appropriate timeframe. These students, often labeled long term ELs (LTELs), are a product of…
Descriptors: Accountability, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Equal Education
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Kazemian-Sana'ati, Mohammad; Khodareza, Mohammad Reza; Khonamri, Fatemeh; Rahimy, Ramin – TESL-EJ, 2023
Intercultural Competence Assessment (ICA) has recently become a central issue in applied linguistics in general, and language testing and assessment in particular. The present paper aims to investigate the difference between native and non-native assessment experts' beliefs about incorporating ICA in the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA).…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Cultural Awareness, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Omar Carrasco – ProQuest LLC, 2023
When individuals read a narrative text, they construct a mental representation known as a situational model to comprehend the unfolding story. These models require updates at meaningful changes in the story to reflect current information accurately. Existing research highlights the attentional and working memory demands of these updating…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Story Reading, Attention, Short Term Memory
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Ching-Ni Hsieh – ETS Research Report Series, 2023
Research in validity suggests that stakeholders' interpretation and use of test results should be an aspect of validity. Claims about the meaningfulness of test score interpretations and consequences of test use should be backed by evidence that stakeholders understand the definition of the construct assessed and the score report information. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Aihua Zhu; Samah Ali Mohsen Mofreh; Sultan Salem – SAGE Open, 2023
The application of the language proficiency scales (LPS) in education validates its function, as it can explore the value in-depth. However, little systematic research on applying LPS has been conducted due to the complex intertwining of stakeholders and a lack of theoretical framework and practical approaches. Adopting the framework proposed by…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Liliana Muliastuti; Ilza Mayuni; Andi Nurhaina; Kundharu Saddhono – International Journal of Language Education, 2023
This study aims to adapt CEFR in developing an integrative approach-based teaching material model for a pre-basic BISOL class. The method used in this research is the development research design by Borg and Gall. This study was development research. The stages are identification of the problem, formulation of a hypothetical draft model;…
Descriptors: Indonesian Languages, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yoko Suganuma Oi – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study aims to analyse how Japanese first-year university students' writing anxiety in academic writing classes changed over nine months. A total of 102 Japanese first-year university students participated in an academic writing class. Two assessors evaluated the students' compositions, using the same writing assessment rubric. The students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Academic Language, Anxiety
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