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Written Corrective Feedback In L2 Writing : Esol Student Attitudes About Focused And Unfocused Correction, Isa J. Keller
Written Corrective Feedback In L2 Writing : Esol Student Attitudes About Focused And Unfocused Correction, Isa J. Keller
Culminating Projects in TESL
College students in an English as a Second Language (ESOL) advanced writing and grammar course value feedback on their writing. However, grammar feedback does not tend to lead to consistent application as demonstrated by correct grammar usage in their written work. This classroom-based research study examined the students’ attitudes regarding focused and unfocused written corrective feedback (WCF) and whether their attitudes were affected by receiving focused or unfocused feedback.
Twenty-two students participated in this study. The students were in two sections of an advanced writing and grammar class. Part of the students in each section received focused feedback and part …
Improving Phonemic Awareness In Esl Pronunciation Using Shadowing During Tutorials: Implications For Esl Teachers, Matthew A. Zook
Improving Phonemic Awareness In Esl Pronunciation Using Shadowing During Tutorials: Implications For Esl Teachers, Matthew A. Zook
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Although there are numerous reasons to improve pronunciation instruction, the teaching of phonologic structures in English has become less popular among k-12 classrooms. This study proposes that the use of a relatively new technique may positively improve ESL students' pronunciation of American Standard English. This technique is known as shadowing. The data obtained was analyzed and evaluated in terms of phonological structures. The motivation to do this particular study came from previous research concerning word boundaries and phonological structures of consonants, in addition to my previous experience as an ESL tutor and instructor at SCSU. Students were making too many …
Writing Centers: International Student Writing Issues And Resources, Mandi E. Haag
Writing Centers: International Student Writing Issues And Resources, Mandi E. Haag
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Forty-two to 49% of tutorials at St. Cloud State University's writing center are conducted with international students. A percentage this large demands that direct attention be paid to those writing issues specific to international students. This document describes a discovery project investigating the common resources used by St. Cloud State University's writing consultants in dealing with writing issues specific to international students. This project seeks to better understand where gaps exist between student need and resources currently available in the writing center. A survey of the writing consultants and an analysis of tutorial notes over the course of eight weeks …
Life And Times Of An M.A. Tesl Student, Allison Mccrory
Life And Times Of An M.A. Tesl Student, Allison Mccrory
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This study was conducted to take a glimpse into the lives of graduate students in a TESOL program at a Midwestern state university. The participants (N = 10) were all graduate assistants within the program and provided valuable insights into what their classes and lives were like along with teaching in either the College ESL (Coll ESL) or the Intensive English Center (IEC). There was a mix of male (N = 4) and female (N = 6) participants who were either native speakers (N = 4) or non-native speakers (N = 6) of English. The interviews were conducted in the …
Computer Preferences And Listening In Web Tasks, Jaime Alfredo Hernandez-Moraga
Computer Preferences And Listening In Web Tasks, Jaime Alfredo Hernandez-Moraga
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The following study deals with findings from relations of students towards Web listening activities and vocabulary awareness in the listening skill. These relations rely on previous media listening experiences and score results given by Web listening tasks that students were exposed to. Thus, the main purpose is to establish a degree of students' awareness to such activities to find if the preferences influence on a vocabulary acquisition level when performing Web listening comprehension. In order to establish this relation, a background computer media preference survey was applied to create comparisons and correlations which determine the degree of interest in relation …
Distractor Patterns In K-12 Esl Reading Comprehension Multiple-Choice Tests, Brian E.J. Taylor
Distractor Patterns In K-12 Esl Reading Comprehension Multiple-Choice Tests, Brian E.J. Taylor
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Teaching English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) is a multi-faceted activity for both the teacher and the students. The multiple-choice question (MC) format is a popular testing method. There is disagreement about what skills can or cannot be tested in the MC test format. The criticisms of MC testing range from guessing, to forced selection due to presented options, test-taking abilities, and others. Strong distractors will require demonstrating or applying relevant knowledge and/or skill on the part of the test taker, which ultimately contribute to the validity of the test. Test-takers could easily eliminate distractors that are not …