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Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Model Language Tests for the Writing Skill of the Beginner Level Based on CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)

Palapa: Jurnal Studi Keislaman dan Ilmu Pendidikan, 2023
The Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR), is a method and tool for measuring a person's language skills by using tests according to special procedures for classifying beginner, intermediate, and advanced-level abilities.
Ihwan Mahmudi, Shofiyyatun Nisa, Marheni Br Maha, Larasati Hasna   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Virtual Exchange for Teaching BELF Pragmatics: Developing an Online Negotiation Activity

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching Business English (BE) is experiencing a paradigm shift to reflect the communicative needs of the global workplace. With the majority of interactions in English now taking place among multilingual speakers, there are increasing calls to integrate perspectives of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) into English language and ...
Miya Komori‐Glatz, Kaisa S. Pietikäinen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Linguistic Abilities, Multilingualism, and Linguistic Justice

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: European and Regional Studies, 2016
The notion of linguistic justice should be related to the concept of linguistic ease, by which we mean the full social and communicative freedom of concern of the speaker in a given social interaction involving the use of language(s) present in the ...
Iannàccaro Gabriele, Dell’Aquila Vittorio   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Designing Feedback and Assessment for GenAI‐Assisted Digital Multimodal Composition in L2

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The rapidly evolving use of GenAI leads to a crucial need for new approaches to instruction and assessment of language skills in DMC tasks. The study adopted a convergent mixed‐methods design within an 11‐week action research framework. The study was conducted with 12 Turkish tertiary‐level L2 learners based on a process‐genre pedagogy to ...
Sibel Söğüt, Ergün Cihat Çorbacı, Volker Hegelheimer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CEFR for Languages and Its Effective Implementation in Secondary Schools in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, 2021
The implementation and development of the Common European Framework of References (CEFR) have received recognition and enthusiasm in language learning globally.
Norshaidatul Md Nawawi, Natasha Zuhaimi, Khairunisa Sabu, Nur Siti Rozaialaina Mahamud, Nur Afiqah Moh Nasir   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learner Engagement in L2 Vocabulary Learning through Communicative Tasks: Comparing Learner‐ and Teacher‐Generated Content

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined how task design, task motivation, and learner engagement influenced L2 vocabulary learning by comparing learner‐generated content (LGC) and teacher‐generated content (TGC) in a classroom setting. One hundred sixty‐three Japanese high school students from five intact classes were assigned to LGC, TGC, or a test‐only control ...
Gaia Oikawa, Takumi Uchihara
wiley   +1 more source

Coming Full Circle - From CEFR to CEFR-J and back

CEFR Journal - Research and Practice, 2019
The CEFR-J project was launched in Japan in 2008. The CEFR-J gives a set of Can Do descriptors for 10 CEFR sub levels (Pre-A1 to B2.2) and related Reference Level Description (RLD) work, whilst including developed profiling for vocabulary, grammar, and textual features were developed.
openaire   +1 more source

Autism‐friendly modern foreign language teaching in a university setting: Towards a toolkit for teaching second languages to autistic students

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper summarises the findings of a research project at a British university exploring autistic students studying modern foreign languages (MFL). The project investigates the experiences, motivations, learning strategies and preferences of autistic MFL learners in a Higher Education context to better understand how MFL classroom pedagogy ...
Caroline de Saint‐Seine, Ekaterina Chown, James Youdale   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transitioning From L1 Medium of Instruction to L2 English Medium Instruction: The Role of Translanguaging in Contributing to EFL Students’ Language Learning Motivation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on English‐Medium‐Instruction (EMI) highlights inadequate support for students transitioning from L1‐medium‐instruction to EMI. To date, little research has focused on how L2 students’ adaptation to an EMI environment influences their L2 learning motivation (LLM).
Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source