English Language Tests, School Language Use, and Achievement in Spanish-Speaking High School Students

1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 310
Author(s):  
Mary McGroarty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Language Tests

scholarly journals Developing communicative English language tests for tourism vocational high school students

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Nengah Astawa ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra ◽  
Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Primary Target ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Tests ◽  
Test Specification

The present study aimed at developing communicative language tests for vocational high school students. A Research and Development design was employed in this study with the primary target was to develop communicative English language tests. The main procedures in the development of the test include: (1) identifying objectives, (2) developing the test specification, (3) developing the communicative tests, (4) analyzing the results of the preliminary tryout of the communicative tests drafts, (5) revising the communicative test drafts, (6) trying out the communicative test drafts, (7) analyzing the results of the tryout of the communicative tests, (8) revising the communicative test drafts. Questionnaires and observation blanks sheet was used to gather comments, opinions, and criticisms on the draft of communicative tests from a number of selected experts. The analysis of the communicative tests tryout was done to ensure the validity, reliability, and practicality of the tests.

scholarly journals Developing Communicative English Language Tests for Tourism Vocational High School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
I Nengah Astawa ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra ◽  
Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Primary Target ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Tests ◽  
Test Specification

The present study aimed at developing communicative language tests for vocational high school students.  A Research and Development design was employed in this study with the primary target was to develop communicative English language tests. The main procedures in the development of the test include: (1) identifying objectives, (2) developing the test specification, (3) developing the communicative tests, (4) analyzing the results of the preliminary tryout of the communicative tests drafts, (5) revising the communicative test drafts, (6) trying out the communicative test drafts, (7) analyzing the results of the tryout of the communicative tests, (8) revising the communicative test drafts. Questionnaires and observation blanks sheet was used to gather comments, opinions, and criticisms on the draft of communicative tests from a number of selected experts. The analysis of the communicative tests tryout was done to ensure the validity, reliability, and practicality of the tests.

scholarly journals Lebanese Students’ Attitudes toward English: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Ghada M. Chehimi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Selection Of

This is a study of high school students’ attitudes toward the English language in Lebanon. The purpose of this research is to assess the extent of use of English inside and outside the schools taking into consideration the attitude towards the language. Two schools were selected, one upper middle class and one lower middle class. This selection of different social classes aims at finding whether a student’s socio- economical background affects his/ her attitude toward the English language. The sample of respondents returned 52 questionnaires from the two schools. Although this sample was a modest one, it highlighted the differences in attitudes towards the English language, but these attitudes did not relate much to the socioeconomic class as much as personal preferences. However, what was salient in this research is how students from the lower middle class were more inclined to use English to raise their social status and both groups agreed that English is essential to their progress in life.

scholarly journals Ethnocultural Competence Development in Teaching the English Language to Kalmyk High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-192
Author(s):  
Tatiana V. Basanova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
School Students ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Related Information

Developing ethnocultural competence by teaching a foreign language is considered to be a contribution to ethnic identity development that is the aim of ethnic socialization process. The present article describes the content of the English language teaching in the process of ethnocultural competence development. Thematic and procedural aspects are distinguished. Each one has a complex nature and contributes to profound considering ethnic related information by Kalmyk students at high school.

scholarly journals Difficulties in the Development of English-Language Competence in Reading in High School Students of General Secondary Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Iryna V. Vlasiuk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
English Competence

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the growth of intercultural communication in modern post-industrial society, resulting in the need to change opinions on the development of foreign language competence in school-age students for its effective improvement and further use in professional activities. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the development of English language competence in reading in high school students of general secondary education and to find methods of overcoming difficulties in the process of mastering a foreign language. In the process of the study, the author used general scientific theoretical methods, including methods of analysis, synthesis, generalisation, and classification. Based on research results of Ukrainian and foreign scholars, the study characterised the basic opinions on the development of foreign language competence in reading, in particular, in high school students. The study defines the term “reading” and considers its main categories, such as types of reading, levels of comprehension of the text, general personal skills for perfect command of reading in a foreign language, etc. It was found that the main difficulties in the development of English competence in reading in high school students are general language, including spelling, and psychological, based on the lack of motivation to learn the language. Tips for English teachers are presented, focused on improving the development of English competence in reading in students, including the use of authentic materials, information technology, as well as the use of practical exercises that help improve reading aloud. The authors see the prospects for further research in the empirical substantiation of methods for overcoming the difficulties of developing English-language competence among high school students

Benefits of Film Adaptations of Literary Works for English Language Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 178-198
Author(s):  
Sunay Öztürk ◽  
Buğra Zengin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Film Scripts

Despite their potential in language learning, films have not been covered adequately in academic research except some attempts to develop strategies. One of these strategies has been to compare film scripts and their translations, to identify chunks, technical terms, and creative language examples and to list them with their translations, and to do creative dialogue writing activities especially by modeling these scripts where chunks are used extensively. Believing in the importance of evaluating the film scripts with their translations, this study aims to investigate the processes the researcher/teacher's high school students went through in learning and using the target language starting with the use of the film adaptations of the literary works, writing their scripts modeling the film scripts, acting their own scripts, and shooting their performances. The mixed method research design was used with the triangulation of the qualitative and quantitative data. The 68 high school students' views were investigated with Likert scale (1-5) questionnaire along with their comments about the items.

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