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Selami Aydin; Isil Tekin; Ferdane D. Akkas – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
Since the original and adapted versions of the scales that aim to measure foreign language enjoyment may not be appropriate for learners with low English proficiency levels, it seems necessary to develop scales in their native languages. This study aims to create a valid and reliable scale of foreign language learning enjoyment that can be applied…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learner Engagement, Measures (Individuals)
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Diyorjon Abdullaev; Djuraeva Laylo Shukhratovna; Jamoldinova Odinaxon Rasulovna; Jumanazarov Umid Umirzakovich; Olga V. Staroverova – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Local item dependence (LID) refers to the situation where responses to items in a test or questionnaire are influenced by responses to other items in the test. This could be due to shared prompts, item content similarity, and deficiencies in item construction. LID due to a shared prompt is highly probable in cloze tests where items are nested…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Razieh Mohammadi; Nasim Ghanbari; Abbas Abbasi – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
As a formative assessment procedure, self-assessment aims to converge learners' and teachers' views in assessment. Hence, reducing the perceptual mismatches between the learners' and the teachers' assessments would positively affect the learning process. For this aim, the present study investigated to what extent the learners' assessment of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Criteria, Differences, Students
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Majed Abdullah Alharbi; Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This study has been conducted with eighty undergraduate EFL students at Qassim University, over a period of six weeks, with forty students each in control and experimental groups. The results from the mixed-method analysis show that the experimental group achieved higher scores in listening skills and general comprehension than the control group.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Listening Skills
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Mu-Hsuan Chou – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Vocabulary learning strategies have been frequently viewed as a practical tool to facilitate the acquisition of words and enhance comprehension and production in communication. Previous research suggests that vocabulary learning strategies are a multidimensional construct. This study attempts to validate a vocabulary learning strategies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rachel Restani; Margarita Jimenez-Silva; Tony Albano; Suzanne Abdelrahim; Robin Martin; Rebecca Ambrose – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
Determining the most effective ways to support student-to-student talk requires some negotiating from a responsive teacher. This paper reports on a case study of two emergent multilingual students in Grade 3 (seven to eight-year-olds) who explained their strategies to each other. The transcript of their conversation was analysed using Chan and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Peer Relationship, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Maryam Heidari Vincheh; Azizullah Mirzaei; Ali Roohani – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
Although the IELTS speaking test assesses English verbal-communication competence accurately and reliably, its traditional, retroactive scoring framework stops short of providing detailed diagnostic information about individual test-takers' specific domains of proficiency or deficiency. This study employed a cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Wiseness, Thinking Skills, English (Second Language)
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Aalaa Yaseen Hassan; Eman Adil Jaafar; Marwah Firas Abdullah Al-Rawe; Shaden Shamel Abdullah – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Determining students' language proficiency is essential for successful instruction and learning objectives in many educational settings. To this end, one of the most efficient assessment tools for measuring language proficiency is the C-test. Thus, the primary aim of this research is to assess the performance of university students through the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yen-Jung Chen; Liwei Hsu; Shao-wei Lu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
It is well known that teachers' feedback plays an important role in students' learning, as it enhances learners' cognitive development; yet there has been little research on how positive feedback given in the form of emojis works in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) courses. In this study, an experiment was designed to clarify how English…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response)
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Wali Khan Monib – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2024
E-learning provides teachers and students with great opportunities and benefits, by enhancing teaching and learning experiences. Although e-learning is widely adopted in educational systems, some countries still use traditional teaching methods with limited use of technology as a medium of teaching and learning. This study investigates the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries
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Adrian Muscat – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
This paper discusses the role of the Catholic Church amongst the Maltese diaspora in Australia, and its impact on the maintenance of the Maltese language, a small community language spoken largely by the first generation of immigrants who left Malta after the Second World War. The study is based on interview data collected among three generations…
Descriptors: Church Role, Catholics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Freddy R. Nunez Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative study is to determine whether Sheltered English Instruction Training (SEIT) has any impact on the perceptions and practices of content level secondary school teachers. SEIT is intended to counter preconceived notions about English Learners (ELs) by leveraging their cultural background to enhance personalized…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, English Language Learners, Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Background
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Edita Bekteshi; Eliza Avdiu – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2024
This paper shows that integrating various literary texts is a powerful tool for learning foreign languages. An experimental group with thirty-two students was exposed to poems, songs, long texts, short stories, novels, and movie reviews for one semester. The results reveal that students liked the topics dealing with current social developments…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Higher Education
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Teguh Budiharso; Imroatus Solikhah; Samsu Armadi; Rano Wandana – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2024
This research uses Bloom's taxonomy in English-language writing and speaking skills assessment rubrics. A descriptive qualitative research method was adopted, and data were collected through observations, interviews, and English major students' course grades. Five lecturers and 25 students participated in the research, and the findings revealed…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Scoring Rubrics, Evaluation Methods, Writing Evaluation
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Berliana Dyah Ayu Aprilianti – Journal of English Teaching, 2024
As one of the productive skills, writing is highly required to be mastered in English as a foreign language. Moreover, communication can occur not only in spoken form but also in written form. In creating a good learning atmosphere for the students, teachers try to use the most appropriate approach to achieve the learning goals, especially in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
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