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Two Components Of The Esl Summary Evaluation Rubric: Language Use And Mechanics, Catherine A. Adiang
Two Components Of The Esl Summary Evaluation Rubric: Language Use And Mechanics, Catherine A. Adiang
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Literature reviewed in this research suggests that sufficient effort has not been devoted to diverse issues relating to the enhancement of explicit tools and rating procedures for evaluating ESL writing in general, and the academic summary writing in particular. In fact, only one study on assessment methodologies was found to have focused on factors that could be involved in a summary evaluation decision. The purpose of this study was to examine human raters' overall summary assessment processes, to see what language errors they look at when evaluating and making scoring decisions on students' written summaries within the context of an …
The Use And Usefulness Of Collocations Dictionaries, Rebekah R. Gordon
The Use And Usefulness Of Collocations Dictionaries, Rebekah R. Gordon
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Most second language learners express a desire to sound more native-like. While this may be difficult to achieve phonetically, it is possible to help language learners _!llake more appropriate lexical choices. One such way to do this is through the use of collocations. Collocations can be defined as two or more words that frequently occur together. Collocations are natural choices for native speakers of a language, but must be explicit!y taught to second language learners. Recently, a variety of publishers have made specific collocations dictionaries available to language learners. Language programs are quickly adopting these materials, but what do students …
Second Language Learning Achievement And Motivation: An Interview Case Study Of Sub-Saharan Students, Brendabell E. Njee
Second Language Learning Achievement And Motivation: An Interview Case Study Of Sub-Saharan Students, Brendabell E. Njee
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Many students from Sub-Saharan African countries are coming to the United States to study and acquire an English degree. The spread of English as the number one language in the world is an inspiration for students from different parts of the world to develop interest in learning the English language. These students' interest and motivation to study English as a Second Language varies for different reasons. Our understanding of Second Language Leaming motivation of students from Sub-Saharan. African countries is limited because of the limited studies available for students from_ these countries. In this study, interview questions were adapted from …