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Living With Harry, Ann Brunjes
Articles A Test Taker-Centered Computer-Based Writing Test : Meeting Half Way In The Assessment Of Writing, Tanyaporn Arya, Kanchana Prapphal
Articles A Test Taker-Centered Computer-Based Writing Test : Meeting Half Way In The Assessment Of Writing, Tanyaporn Arya, Kanchana Prapphal
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Lack of resources and of the opportunity to produce drafts often leaves EFL learners at a disadvantage during writing tests. This paper reports on a study exploring the effects of provided facilitative features and prescribed drafting in a computer-based writing test on test takers writing performance scores. Participants were one hundred forty-four Thai EFL undergraduate students being required to write argumentative essays. The study employs a two-bytwo factorial pretest posttest control group design. Data analyses included the use of the two-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis H and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results suggest that these two factors could potentially be included …
Reading Portfolio Assessment : The Case Of Taiwan Efl Learners, Chin Min Lin
Reading Portfolio Assessment : The Case Of Taiwan Efl Learners, Chin Min Lin
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The study is intended to find out the effects of reading portfolio assessment and students' perceptions of the implementation in Taiwan. The subjects are a class of third-year junior college students who take an EFL reading class with the researcher. The experimental period lasts one semester.
The Development Of An Intensive English Course For Buddhist Missionary Monks Using Task--Based Instruction, Nopphawan Chimroylarp
The Development Of An Intensive English Course For Buddhist Missionary Monks Using Task--Based Instruction, Nopphawan Chimroylarp
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The study was aimed at developing an intensive English course for Buddhist missionary monks using taskbased instruction, studying the effects of task-based instruction on the learning outcomes of the students as well as exploring their views on TBI. The subjects of the study were thirty students selected from a class of the Buddhist missionary monk training program, and they were to provide the quantitative data. Twenty students, selected based on their pre--test scores as the representatives of the high ability group and the low ability group, provided qualitative data by writing logs during the course and being interviewed at the …
Using Portfolio Assessment In Course Evaluation, Pamararat Wiriyakarun
Using Portfolio Assessment In Course Evaluation, Pamararat Wiriyakarun
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Recently, portfolio assessment has become popular in language education as an alternative in language assessment, since it allows for the possibility of assessing various complex and important constructs in language learning, such as the progress and achievements of individual learners. It can, moreover, evaluate not only the growth of individuals but also the effectiveness of a particular course or program. This paper discusses concept of portfolio assessment, followed by the demonstration of the design, implementation, and assessment of two basic types of portfolios-process and product portfolios. The paper concludes with the application of portfolio assessment in course evaluation.
Are They Making An Appropriate Decision? Implications From Bachman's Assessment Use Argument, Yj-Ching Pan
Are They Making An Appropriate Decision? Implications From Bachman's Assessment Use Argument, Yj-Ching Pan
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Tests do not occur in a vacuum; they have farreaching and unanticipated consequences. Tests have an effect not only on traditional teaching practices in the classroom but also on the broader educational and societal contexts. Examples are the selection of candidates for education, the monitoring of the performance of schools, the distribution of funding and even societal issues such as the selection of employees and candidates for immigration, citizenship and asylum. Given the potential power of tests, it is essential to justify test use and investigate its consequences. The primary goal of this paper is to utilize Bachman's assessment use …
Popcorn N' Picture Books: Promoting Children's Books In Academic Libraries, Laurie Charnigo, Carley Suther
Popcorn N' Picture Books: Promoting Children's Books In Academic Libraries, Laurie Charnigo, Carley Suther
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The educational value of children’s literature is supported by a numerous body of research. Helping children to read, write, develop fluency, critical thinking skills and multicultural awareness are just a few of the essential benefits children’s books provide. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, children’s book publishing has risen from a small publishing venture to big business. About 2,000 books were published for children in 1960. By the nineties, this number increased to 5,000 and has continued to rise. The “voluminous body of high-quality literature” published yearly makes selection by librarians difficult. As Bernice Cullinan and Lee Galda note, “Our …
English Next By David Graddol, Suriyan Panlay
English Next By David Graddol, Suriyan Panlay
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What makes this British Council commissioned report so fascinating is how the notion of 'global English' is explored in connection with international, economic, technological and cultural changes, and how these changes, in turn, could weaken the 'unassailable' position of English as the language of the world market.
A Special Talk With Dr. Hayo Reinders
A Special Talk With Dr. Hayo Reinders
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Talking about different modes of learning, do you think there is anything that differentiates learning a computer game from learning to speak a foreign language?
Learner Narratives And The Writing Curriculum: A Study Of The Strategic Rhetoric, Anil Pathak
Learner Narratives And The Writing Curriculum: A Study Of The Strategic Rhetoric, Anil Pathak
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Replacing the traditional view of the curriculum as a statement of what should be done in a course of study, the learner-centered curriculum takes as its starting point what is done by language teachers in their classes. In an attempt to develop a negotiated model in which the curriculum is seen as a collaboration between teachers and students, this project aims at analysis of learner narratives focusing on theirself-concept (metacognitive knowledge) as writers. The research aims to focus on the premise that as a cohesive group, learners do try to assert power that can potentially transform teaching-learning activities. In this …
Student Impressions Of Portfolio Assessment: A Thai Case Study, Sornchoen Honsa Jr., Pongrat Ratanapinyowong, Salee Kiewkarnka, Anchalee Sattayatham
Student Impressions Of Portfolio Assessment: A Thai Case Study, Sornchoen Honsa Jr., Pongrat Ratanapinyowong, Salee Kiewkarnka, Anchalee Sattayatham
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This paper reports on a case study into a pilot introduction of portfolio assessment and what student impressions and suggestions regarding this alternative form of assessment were among a group of students studying the Introductory English II course in the faculties of Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Mahidol University. Questionnaires used revealed: (1) the most popular learning style was in a whole class with a teacher; (2) most students thought speaking skills were most important but that many also thought listening skills were most important; (3) watching UBC programs with worksheets was ranked the most popular listening activity by the largest …
Academic Writing Development As A Socialization Process: Implications For Eap Education In Japan, Mayurni Fujioka
Academic Writing Development As A Socialization Process: Implications For Eap Education In Japan, Mayurni Fujioka
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In spite of the increasing demand for courses that assist Japanese students to have successful academic experiences in their overseas studies, little is known about what is needed to ensure success in students' studies abroad and how to better prepare them for their future academic experiences overseas. Given the emphasis on writing placed in academia, this paper focuses on academic writing and views academic writing development as a socialization process into academic communities. In order to find what the academic literacy socialization process entails, previous studies on students' academic literacy socialization processes in North American university settings were reviewed, and …
An Exploratory Study Of Corrective Feedback In A Thai Efl Writing Class, Thanisa Choornbala
An Exploratory Study Of Corrective Feedback In A Thai Efl Writing Class, Thanisa Choornbala
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Although a large number of studies have focused on oral corrective feedback in communicative classes, comparatively, few have focused on the corrective feedback devices used in writing classes. Whenever emphasis has been placed on the corrective feedback employed in writing classes, the focus has primarily been on the written corrective feedback. Where oral corrective feedback employed in writing classes serves as the research focus, the context has mostly been teacher-student conferences. This study attempts to shed more light on the usage of the different kinds of corrective feedback devices during teacherfronted class sessions. It investigates the corrective feedback usage of …
The Figgerin' Of Aunt Wilma: A Literary Analysis Of The Narration, Poonyasika A. Abhayakul
The Figgerin' Of Aunt Wilma: A Literary Analysis Of The Narration, Poonyasika A. Abhayakul
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This paper presents a literary discourse analysis of a short story by an American humorist following Austin's Speech Act Theory as refined by John R. Searle and further elaborated by Brown and Levinson (1999). The text was found to be organized in the typical five-point (abstract, orientation, complicating action, evaluation, and resolution) format expounded by Labov (1972) and Traugott and Pratt (1980). The role of characters in the text was also analyzed and discussed using Fillmore's (1968) Case Grammar as further developed by Grimshaw (1990), among others. The narrator's point of view in this text was found to surreptitiously elicit …
Predictors Of Test Performance In English For Consumer Product Marketing, Nisa Vongpadungkiat, Kanchana Prapphal
Predictors Of Test Performance In English For Consumer Product Marketing, Nisa Vongpadungkiat, Kanchana Prapphal
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This study aimed to investigate (1) the relationships between three selected variables (formal content study, English language attainment, and overall academic achievement) and performance in the Reading Test of English for Consumer Product Marketing (RT-ECPM), (2) the extent to which the three variables can predict the RT-ECPM scores, and (3) the test takers' attitudes towards the test. The two research instruments employed were the RT-ECPM and an attitude questionnaire for test takers. The subjects were 133 fourth-year university students from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy majoring in Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University. The study revealed that all selected variables …
Lessons Learned Through Hong Kong- Thailand English Excursions, Kenneth Murray, Sujitra Pathurnlungkar
Lessons Learned Through Hong Kong- Thailand English Excursions, Kenneth Murray, Sujitra Pathurnlungkar
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Why Having Overseas Excursions for English Students?