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Summary Production: A Topographical Analysis of the Strategies Used by University ESL First Year Science Students
In our institutions of higher learning, there is a general outcry about students’ lack of academic literacy skills, especially their ability to understand the texts they read. Although there have been a number of studies on the summarizing protocols of secondary school pupils and undergraduate students (e.g. Johns & Mayes 1990; Campbell 1990; Currie 1998)…
Washback Effects of a High-Stakes University Entrance Exam: Effects of the English Section of the University Entrance Exam on Future English Language Teachers in Turkey
English Component of the Foreign Language University Entrance Exam (ECFLUEE) is taken by tens of thousands of high school seniors each year in Turkey. It is a very high-stakes exam as it determines the future of most of its takers. This is the only English exam used for student admissions to EFL teacher training programs in Turkish universities.
Preservice EFL Teachers’ Attitudes, Needs, and Experiences about Teaching Writing and Learning to Teach Writing before their Practicum: A Case Study in Vietnam
The standard of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education has prompted calls for reform to preservice EFL teacher education. Field experiences are central to their professional development and for implementing reform measures. This study aims to examine preservice EFL teachers’ attitudes, needs, and experiences about learning to teach writing in English before their practicum in Vietnamese high schools.
Vocational College Students’ Perceptions on Standardized English Proficiency Tests
This study investigated vocational college students’ perspectives on the effectiveness of university measures designed to enhance performance on English proficiency tests—including a minimum proficiency in English to graduate and how English tests influenced student learning.
Reading Strategy Use, Self-Efficacy and EFL Reading Comprehension
This study investigated Taiwanese EFL learners’ use of three reading strategies (cognitive, metacognitive, compensation strategies), their perceived impact on self-efficacy, and the relationships between reading strategy use and perceived self-efficacy on their English reading comprehension.
Investigating the relationship between Self-assessment and teacher-assessment in a academic contexts
The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between performance testing and alternative assessment. More specifically, the study addressed the following questions: 1) Is there any correlation between student self-rating and teacher-rating in a speaking test?
Computer Mediated Collaborative Learning within a Communicative Language Teaching Approach:A Sociocultural Perspective
The article aims to discuss the roles of computer mediated collaborative learning (CMCL) in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom equipped with a communicative language teaching (CLT) approach. The discussion moves from an overview of the principal domains of sociocultural theory (SCT) applicable to collaborative…
An investigation of the Current State of College Teachers’ Teaching Quality and Teacher Development
In the progress of China’s education reform, the general public has realized the importance of English education, especially college English education, more than ever. In the teaching process of college English education, college EFL teachers’ quality is a key issue.
Teacher Questions in Second Language Classrooms: An Investigation of Three Case Studies
The present study investigates the types of questions asked by three NNS pre-service English teachers teaching in three different bands of secondary schools during the whole class teaching portion of their lessons through analyzing the transcripts of their videotaped lessons.
