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LanguagesPrior 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 +3 more
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Testing and Assessing English Word-Formation
Romanian Journal of English Studies, 2014 The paper discusses the testing/assessment of word-formation skills in thresholdlevel (B1) learners. To determine the suitability and use of productive gap-fill exercises at this level, an example of a word-formation exercise is addressed from the ...
Stopar Andrej
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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 +3 more
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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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Studia LinguisticaSummarising is not only an important academic skill. Research confirms, however, that the level of summarising in a foreign language is unsatisfactory. The reason for this is that people do not know the summarising strategy and the types of summaries.
Jan Iluk
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Forum: Literature and Language Awareness: Using Literature to Achieve CEFR Outcomes [PDF]
, 2012 This article sets out to explore why literature (used in this article to mean poetry, plays, short stories or novels) is often a marginalised resource in EFL classrooms, even though the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR ...
Carter, Ronald, Jones, Christian
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Automated assessment of non-native learner essays: Investigating the role of linguistic features [PDF]
, 2016 Automatic essay scoring (AES) refers to the process of scoring free text responses to given prompts, considering human grader scores as the gold standard. Writing such essays is an essential component of many language and aptitude exams.
Vajjala, Sowmya, Vajjala, Sowmya
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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 +2 more
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Asalibuna: The application of the CEFR in teaching Arabic, especially in non-Arab countries such as Indonesia, remains very limited. This study aims to analyze the compatibility of language proficiency descriptors in the Language Skills course curriculum of the
Muhammad Zaenuri +3 more
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English Speaking and Listening Assessment Project - Baseline. Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2016 This study seeks to understand the current practices of English Language Teaching (ELT) and assessment at the secondary school level in Bangladesh, with specific focus on speaking and listening skills.
Cullen, Jane +5 more
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