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Attainment Pairing Effects on Cognitive Conflict in Technology‐enhanced EFL Cooperative Tasks

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how attainment pairing (high‐high versus high‐low versus low‐low attainment) impacts English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner engagement during technology‐enhanced cooperative writing tasks. Seventy‐eight Chinese university learners formed 39 dyads (13 pairs per group) via Tencent Meeting.
Ying Liu, Allen Thurston
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Mastery of Listening and Reading Vocabulary Levels in Relation to CEFR: Insights into Student Admissions and English as a Medium of Instruction

Languages
Prior to enrolling in an English as a medium of instruction (EMI) institution, students must show an English proficiency level through meeting a benchmark on a standard English proficiency test, which is typically aligned with the Common European ...
Zhiqing Li, Janis Zhiyou Li, Xiaofang Zhang, Barry Lee Reynolds   +3 more
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Examining CEFR-related professional learning interventions for language teachers: A qualitative meta-synthesis

Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 2023
Current language teaching and learning reflects an increasingly situated approach, paralleling the tenets of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
Cameron W. Smith, Amanda Battistuzzi
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EMBEDding the CEFR in academic writing assessment

Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2013
The CEFR is increasingly being used as the framework of choice for the assessment of language proficiency at universities across Europe. However, to attain consistent assessment, familiarization and standardization are essential. In this paper we report a case study of embedding a standardization procedure in writing assessment activities at the ...
Haines, Kevin, Lowie, Wander, Jansma, Petra, Schmidt, Nicole   +3 more
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The Roles of Vocabulary Size, Word Part Knowledge, and Semantic Transparency in Vocabulary Learning Through the Word Part Technique

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of learner‐ and word‐related variables on L2 vocabulary learning through the word part technique (WPT), a morphological mnemonic designed to strengthen form–meaning associations through knowledge of affixes and stems.
Gaia Oikawa, Masato Sugawara, Takumi Uchihara   +2 more
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A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking

Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching, 2020
(English) The present study evaluates test results of oral and written production for a group of 15-16 year-old Swedish L2-learners of Spanish in an instructional setting. The test results are evaluated according to the Swedish grade descriptors for the
Berit Aronsson
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Occurrence of potentially zoonotic and cephalosporin resistant enteric bacteria among shelter dogs in the Central and South-Central Appalachia

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Antimicrobial resistance and presence of zoonotic enteropathogens in shelter dogs pose a public health risk to shelter workers and potential adopters alike.
Ashutosh Verma, Kimberly Carney, Marina Taylor, Kaitlyn Amsler, Joey Morgan, Karen Gruszynski, Erdal Erol, Craig Carter, Stephan Locke, Ashton Callipare, Devendra H. Shah   +10 more
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A CEFR- Based Comparison of ELT Curriculum and Course Books used in Turkish and Portuguese Primary Schools [PDF]

, 2018
This cross-cultural study aims to explore to what extent a macro-level language policy, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (CoE, 2001), is implemented at micro-level contexts, more specifically, primary English classrooms in ...
Fisne, Fatima Nur, Gonçalves, Olga, Guerra, Luis, Gungor, Muzeyyen Nazli   +3 more
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Examining Regulatory Fit Effects on L2 Writing Motivation: Individual Regulatory Focus and Teacher Feedback

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on the learner's agency in feedback practices, this study investigates how learners’ regulatory focus (i.e., promotion‐ vs. prevention‐oriented) and teacher feedback interact to affect second language (L2) writing motivation. It examines the effects of regulatory fit on L2 learners’ writing motivation and self‐evaluation of writing ...
Minyoung Cho
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability in cross-cultural encounters: Strategies of hybridization, negotiation and reformulation in mediated spoken interactions in migration contexts

MediAzioni
Vulnerabilities and ‘gatekeeping’ asymmetries often emerge throughout interactions taking place in institutional settings. This is especially true in cross-cultural interactions occurring in migration contexts, which are often characterized by an ...
Silvia Sperti
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