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Review: The Companion To Language Assessment, Benjamas Dhammarungruang, Krittaya Ngampradit, Prathana Siwathaworn, Nattharmma Thong-Iam
Review: The Companion To Language Assessment, Benjamas Dhammarungruang, Krittaya Ngampradit, Prathana Siwathaworn, Nattharmma Thong-Iam
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Kunnan, A. J. (Ed.). (2014). The Companion to Language Assessment. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Theoretical Review Of Phonics Instruction For Struggling/ Beginning Readers Of English, Pragasit Sitthitikul
Theoretical Review Of Phonics Instruction For Struggling/ Beginning Readers Of English, Pragasit Sitthitikul
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Learning to read is a complex task for beginners of English. They must coordinate many cognitive processes to read accurately and fluently, including recognizing words, constructing the meanings of sentences and text, and retaining the information read in memory. An essential part of the process for beginners involves learning the alphabetic system, including, letter-sound correspondences and spelling patterns, and learning how to apply this knowledge in their reading (National Reading Panel, 2000). Systematic phonics instruction is a way of teaching reading that stresses the acquisition of letter-sound correspondences and their use to read and spell words (Harris & Hodges, 1995). …
Idea Sharing: Using Shakespeare's Measure For Measure As A Means Of Developing Different Modes Of Student Authorship, Stella Smyth
Idea Sharing: Using Shakespeare's Measure For Measure As A Means Of Developing Different Modes Of Student Authorship, Stella Smyth
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Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is a critique of King James I's concept of an absolute monarchy, in his constitutional treatise, namely Basilikon Doron. In the light of modern reader response theories, and with due regard to Renaissance literacy practices, I show how Shakespeare's authorial method of appropriating Basilikon Doron can be emulated through the design of writing activities for advanced EAP classes, or as part of university English language and literature syllabuses.
Idea Sharing: Using Peer Assessment To Teach How To Make Oral Summaries In English Language Classes, Olimpiada F. Ivanova
Idea Sharing: Using Peer Assessment To Teach How To Make Oral Summaries In English Language Classes, Olimpiada F. Ivanova
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This article describes the techniques used when teaching oral summary making to the second-year students studying Business English at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow. The techniques are based on peer assessment, which enables both teachers and students to save a lot of time. Also, the author of the article describes the advantages and disadvantages of the techniques and gives the assessment criteria used to estimate her students' oral summaries.
Reviews: Focus On Assessment, Prathana Siwathaworn
Reviews: Focus On Assessment, Prathana Siwathaworn
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Jang, E. E. (2014). Focus on Assessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reviews: Assessing English Learners In U.S. Schools, Pornchanok Sukpan
Reviews: Assessing English Learners In U.S. Schools, Pornchanok Sukpan
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Farnsworth, T. L., & Malone, M. E. (2014). Assessing English Learners in U.S. Schools. Virginia: TESOL International Association.
Lexical Profiles Of Thailand University Admission Tests, Wirun Cherngchawano, Natjiree Jaturapitakkul
Lexical Profiles Of Thailand University Admission Tests, Wirun Cherngchawano, Natjiree Jaturapitakkul
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University Admission Tests in Thailand are important documents which reflect Thailand's education system. To study at a higher education level, all students generally need to take the University Admission Tests designed by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS). For the English test, vocabulary and reading comprehension is one of the key elements. In order to prepare for and pass the test, students should learn and accumulate an adequate amount of vocabulary. The purpose of this research is to conduct a documentary study on the scattering and lexical profiles of Thailand University Admission Tests. Fifteen papers covering 55,161 running …
Assessing The Depth And Breadth Of Vocabulary Knowledge With Listening Comprehension, Feng Teng
Assessing The Depth And Breadth Of Vocabulary Knowledge With Listening Comprehension, Feng Teng
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This study was inspired by Qian (1999) and Stæhr (2009) and researched 88 Chinese learners who had already passed the College English Test 4 (CET). These learners volunteered to participate in the study regarding the depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge and its relationship with listening comprehension, which was assessed by analyzing the results of a series of comprehensive tests including the vocabulary size test (VST), depth of vocabulary knowledge (DVK), and listening comprehension test (LCT). The findings suggested that a vocabulary level of 5,000 word families had a higher correlation with academic listening comprehension (r=0.86), while a vocabulary level …
Teachers' Reflections Towards Performance-Based Language Assessment, Bordin Chinda
Teachers' Reflections Towards Performance-Based Language Assessment, Bordin Chinda
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This research aims at examining the reactions of tertiary EFL teachers towards the use of performance-based language assessment. The study employed a mixed-method research methodology. For the quantitative method, 36 teachers responded to a questionnaire survey. In addition, four teachers participated in the in-depth interviews which were conducted twice, at the beginning and at the end of the semester. The data from the survey revealed that the teachers were aware that the assessments (performance-based and traditional methods) could have both positive and negative impacts on teaching and learning. In addition, the participants in the interviews pointed out that they had …
Reader's Theater: An Alternative Tool To Develop Reading Fluency Among Thai Efl Learners, Panya Lekwilai
Reader's Theater: An Alternative Tool To Develop Reading Fluency Among Thai Efl Learners, Panya Lekwilai
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Fluency in reading is critical for becoming a successful reader and strongly correlates with reading comprehension. Fluency in reading refers to appropriate reading speed, accurate word recognition, appropriate phrasing, and appropriate expression when reading orally. Reader's Theater (RT) is a reading instructional method that requires readers to read aloud from scripts. It is recognized as a method that helps develop reading fluency of L1 and ESL/EFL learners of different levels of proficiency. RT also incentivizes and persuades learners to re-read the same text several times. This paper will explore the benefits of RT as well as suggestions about how it …
An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai
An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai
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This study was an attempt to investigate how proficient and non-proficient learners used listening strategies to complete a listening task. 65 third-year Chulalongkorn University Commerce and Accountancy students participated in the first stage of the quantitative data collection. 18 students were randomly selected from the group for more indepth data. The instruments included the strategy questionnaire adapted from Oxford's (1990) and listening tasks. Descriptive statistics, the independent t-test and the think-aloud technique were used to analyze the data. The findings showed a significant difference between the two groups' report of their use of the strategies in certain areas. Also, they …
Idea Sharing: The Use Of Read - Share - Act To Promote Extensive Reading, Nisakorn Charumanee
Idea Sharing: The Use Of Read - Share - Act To Promote Extensive Reading, Nisakorn Charumanee
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"I believe that there are three reasons why we should consider the importance of establishing a culture of reading. First, much of the information available in the world comes in the format of print. Most of the printed materials in the world come in English. In order to help students access more of the information available in English, the teacher must establish a culture of reading." (Anderson, 2008, p.4)
Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris
Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris
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Today, English is truly regarded as an international language. It is the lingua franca in various international situations; it is also the most widely-learned and spoken second or foreign language in many countries. In recent years, the number of second and foreign language speakers has far exceeded the number of first language speakers of English. In fact, in 2008, the number of speakers of English reached a third of the world's population (Crystal, 2008).
Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri
Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri
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This qualitative study aims at investigating the relationship among cognitive styles, learning strategies and task. In order to determine the dominant cognitive styles of the subjects, questionnaires designed by Kolb (2005) were distributed to 778 engineering students. From the data analysis, it was found that two cognitive styles - 'diverger' and 'assimilator' are the dominant styles. This paper, therefore, focuses on two cases - one is a diverger and the other is an assimilator. The data show how engineering students from different dominant styles dealt with different subtasks, namely, note-taking, writing a story, and oral presentation under a 'Story Telling …
Compliment Responses Of Thai And Punjabi Speakers Of English In Thailand, Sukchai Sachathep
Compliment Responses Of Thai And Punjabi Speakers Of English In Thailand, Sukchai Sachathep
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This variational pragmatics (VP) study investigates the similarities and differences of compliment responses (CR) between Thai and Punjabi speakers of English in Thailand, focusing on the strategies used in CR when the microsociolinguistic variables are integrated into the Discourse Completion Task (DCT). The participants were 20 Thai and 20 Punjabi students selected based upon the results of an English language test. The results of the study revealed that despite the similarities of the CR strategies, there were also marked differences between the two groups of participants. The variables incorporated into the DCT were shown to be an important factor in …
Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit
Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit
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Communication mobility has been suggested as an element of the complex construct of professional communicative competence, with a shared core of English in the oral mode, for professional international communication. This study aims (1) to investigate the possible correlation between the perceived level of communication mobility, and the influence of the personality factors of non-native English speaking Thai professionals in international companies, and (2) to identify the conditions in which this desirable quality may be developed. The researchers are interested in gauging the level of communication mobility, as well as looking for the possible relationships between its development and the …
Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin
Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin
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This is a semester-long experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of a PBL (Problem-based Learning) approach on the English oral language performances of English major students in one of the private universities in Bangkok. For the purpose of the study, a systematic PBL model for English language classrooms was implemented. Furthermore, the subjects' opinions towards learning with the PBL approach were also explored through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The findings showed that the mean scores of the posttest were significantly higher than those of the pretest. Their English oral performances were more fluent and accurate. Moreover, they …
A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn
A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn
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This research investigates English acknowledgements in dissertations written by Thai PhD students, particularly the generic structure and linguistic patterns of gratitude expressions used in the acknowledgements. Following the line of the move analysis in acknowledgements of Hyland (2004), this article analyzed 70 acknowledgements accompanying PhD dissertations in the area of English language study. The study result shows that the generic structure comprises 3 moves: thanking, announcing, and signing-off. The first move is obligatory whereas the other two are optional. Various gratitude expressions are used in response to different assistance forms. Also, the study result reveals the aspects of politeness, social …
Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah
Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah
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In Indonesia, it is common to see current classroom practices that incorporate the cooperative learning paradigm. In fact, there is a tendency to regard negatively a classroom without the label of 'cooperative learning' in which students are put into small groups. The current instructional practices then often make use of group work to encourage students to learn from one another in which they help and seek assistance from their fellow students besides from their teacher.
Content Video In A Low-Stakes Listening Test: Efl Learners' Perceptions Of The Video Input And Strategy Use, Sukanya Tanewong
Content Video In A Low-Stakes Listening Test: Efl Learners' Perceptions Of The Video Input And Strategy Use, Sukanya Tanewong
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This article reports the findings of an investigation into the perceptions of EFL learners regarding video input used in a listening test and the strategies they employed during the comprehension process. Content videos composed of TV commercial messages (TVCMs) and public service announcements (PSAs) were used as the listening texts and question preview, along with repeated input, were embedded in the test design. Forty-three EFL learners took the test and expressed their opinions about it via questionnaire. Twenty students were then purposively selected for retrospective interviews. Their perceptions of the video input and their strategy use while comprehending the video …
A Special Talk With Professor Richard Donato The University Of Pittsburgh, Pramarn Subphadoongchone
A Special Talk With Professor Richard Donato The University Of Pittsburgh, Pramarn Subphadoongchone
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In this issue, we are privileged to have an interview with Professor Richard Donato, Chairperson of the Department of Instruction and Learning in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Donato's research interest lies in the areas of second and foreign language acquisition, early language learning, classroom discourse analysis, and sociocultural theory. He has worked internationally on language education issues, and his work has appeared in a broad range of prestigious journals. With his wealth of publication and editorial experience, he has graciously shared with us invaluable practical tips and considerations in writing for scholarly publication in …
Considerations In Performance-Based Language Assessment: Rating Scales And Rater Training, Bordin Chinda
Considerations In Performance-Based Language Assessment: Rating Scales And Rater Training, Bordin Chinda
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Performance-based assessment has gained more attention from ELT practitioners since the actual performances produced by students are evaluated in this type of assessment. However, the assessment of students' performances involves more complicated procedures when compared with more traditional testing methods. This paper, therefore, points out crucial considerations in adopting this type of assessment in a language class. First, the article introduces the concepts of performance-based language assessment and its major characteristics. Then, the two main characteristics: rating scales and rater training are discussed. In the rating scales section, different types of rating scales, as well as approaches in developing rating …
English In Southeast Asia: Features, Policy And Language In Use, Srowcha Dumrongthaveesak
English In Southeast Asia: Features, Policy And Language In Use, Srowcha Dumrongthaveesak
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Low, E. L., & Azirah. H. (Eds.). (2012). English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
An Analysis Of English Language Learning Needs And Problems Of Underprivileged Children In A Slum Area In Bangkok Metropolis, Chanisara Tangkijmongkol, Punchalee Wasanasomsithi
An Analysis Of English Language Learning Needs And Problems Of Underprivileged Children In A Slum Area In Bangkok Metropolis, Chanisara Tangkijmongkol, Punchalee Wasanasomsithi
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For underprivileged children living in a slum area, education is one of the primary tools contributing to a better life when they grow up. The present study aimed at investigating the needs and problems in English language learning of disadvantaged children in the Klong Toey slum, the largest slum in the Bangkok Metropolis. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and interviews with 100 children, volunteer teachers, and community members. The study findings showed that children from the slum area realize the significance of English and that they are interested in learning English through games, songs, videos, and TV programs. …
Politeness Strategies In Research Articles: A Cross-Disciplinary Study, Kunyarut Getkham
Politeness Strategies In Research Articles: A Cross-Disciplinary Study, Kunyarut Getkham
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This corpus-based study investigates cross-disciplinary differences in the use of politeness strategies in research articles (RAs). The corpus consists of thirty-six RAs from applied linguistics, educational technology, and economics journals published in the year 2009. The data were statistically analyzed. Findings indicate that in academic/ research writing, writers employed both positive and negative politeness strategies when expressing opinions but the negative politeness strategies, especially impersonality devices and hedges, were the most frequently used by writers of RAs in the three disciplines. The use of impersonality and the use of hedging devices play a vital part in RAs especially in the …
When Affective Factors Change: A Corpus-Based Analysis Of Students' Reflections In English E-Portfolios, Wasana Phasomyard, Pattamawan Jimarkon, Sonthida Keyuravong
When Affective Factors Change: A Corpus-Based Analysis Of Students' Reflections In English E-Portfolios, Wasana Phasomyard, Pattamawan Jimarkon, Sonthida Keyuravong
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Affective factors can play an important role in learning and may change over time. This paper investigates emotional states of first-year engineering students towards self-study experience through words associated with affect used in their reflections in eportfolios over a semester. The study employed a corpusbased analysis by focusing on keywords of affect with the statistical criteria and analyzing the context those keywords occurred in. To uncover the students' recurrent feelings, the concordance lines for each keyword were further analyzed qualitatively to identify each of them into a category of pre-determined affective factors. Then, relative frequencies of each instance of each …
Pmi - A Tool For Student Reflection, Ubon Sanpatchayapong
Pmi - A Tool For Student Reflection, Ubon Sanpatchayapong
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This idea-sharing paper is written from my own teaching experience with tertiary level students who studied English for Specific Purposes (ESP). These courses were English foundation subjects, and they were mandatory for first- and second-year students at my university. I used PMI (de Bono, 1993) with year one students to get their reflection after class in order to learn about their problems, progress, and reactions toward each class so that I could understand them and could give them relevant facilitation. Though I took care of more than one class each semester, I will focus on solely a class I have …
Clil Activities: A Resource For Subject And Language Teachers, Charinee Chansri
Clil Activities: A Resource For Subject And Language Teachers, Charinee Chansri
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Dale, L., & Tanner, R. (2012). CLIL Activities: A Resource for Subject and Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Practicing And Conducting Oral Tests In The Classroom, David Evans, John Herbert
Practicing And Conducting Oral Tests In The Classroom, David Evans, John Herbert
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There are many directions that English language teaching approaches have taken in the past, including the grammar translation method, direct method, audio-lingual approach, and communicative teaching (Crystal, 2007, pp.437-440). Following on from the communicative approach that became popular in the 1970s, we have seen a move towards content-based teaching, and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). Moreover, as the concepts of English as an international language (EIL) and English as a lingua franca (ELF) grow in importance, the debate over which kind of English we should be teaching continues. In spite of the changing English teaching context, in many institutions …
A Special Talk With Professor Richard Kiely
A Special Talk With Professor Richard Kiely
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In this issue, PASAA is very honoured to have an opportunity to interview Richard Kiely, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education in the Centre for International Language Teacher Education (CILTE) at University College Plymouth, St Mark and St John, in the UK. Professor Kiely's research interests include language programme evaluation, language teaching and teacher training, and language learning explored from language socialisation and identity perspectives. Prior to joining CILTE, he worked at the University of Bristol, University College Chichester, and the University of West London. He has published in a wide range of journals, including the TESOL Quarterly, Language …