An exploration into the factors affecting Hong Kong F.4 students' self-perception of their English language ability

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-yee, Evita Lai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
English Language Ability

Enhancing the English Language Ability of Postgraduate Research Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-96
Author(s):  
Johnson Ocan
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Low Resource Setting ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
English Language Ability ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
Research Students

The chapter discusses opinions about grammar as a prescriptive diction in academic writing. It also argues that the problem of personal pronouns can be used to analyze the language used by post-graduate students in low-resource setting and others whether in speech or writing, in non-literally discourse or literature. The chapter analyzes four maxims of good writing: Make your language easy to follow; be clear; be economical; and be effective. To successfully create knowledge, especially at postgraduate level, authors must communicate concisely to present their sense.

scholarly journals Mapping the TOEFL iBT ® Test Scores to China's Standards of English Language Ability: Implications for Score Interpretation and Use

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-49
Author(s):  
Spiros Papageorgiou ◽  
Sha Wu ◽  
Ching‐Ni Hsieh ◽  
Richard J. Tannenbaum ◽  
Mengmeng Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Score Interpretation ◽  
English Language Ability ◽  
Toefl Ibt

Selecting models and setting standards for teachers of English in Hong Kong

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Coniam ◽  
Peter Falvey
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Benchmark Assessment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Setting Process ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Selection Of

The perception of falling standards in education, and in second language teaching in particular, has been a constant refrain for the past 20 years as changing needs and practices affect economic processes and manpower requirements. Within this context, this article deals with the establishment of language standards (‘benchmarks’) for teachers of English in Hong Kong. The article deals with two separate but linked notions: first, the notion of which model of the English language should be used as the standard model for English language teacher benchmark assessment in Hong Kong; second, the level of language ability that will be decided upon in order to establish the proficiency standards expected of teachers of English. The article first describes the background to the setting of language standards for teachers of English in Hong Kong. It then examines the selection of and justification for the model of English selected as the ‘minimum standard’. The following section considers the level of language ability agreed upon as the standard that teachers of English need to attain. The article concludes with an examination of the extent to which the standards that have been agreed upon match the needs of the major stakeholders in the standard-setting process.

scholarly journals CAMPUR KODE BAHASA INGGRIS DALAM TUTURAN BERBAHASA INDONESIA PADA PROGRAM PW BANGET RADIO ELRIA BUANA JAMBI

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ade Rahima ◽  
Repha Krisdianti
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
English Language Ability ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

This research is aimed at describing two things, 1) the forms of English code-mixing in the Indonesian utterance on the program PW Banget by Radio announcer Elria Buana Jambi, 2) the factors of code-mixing of English into Indonesian language by Radio announcer Elria Buana Jambi. This research is qualitative descriptive with content analysis technique. The data of this research was acquired from the broadcast record of Radio Elria Buana Jambi and interview with announcer of Radio Elria Buana Jambi. The result of this research are. 1) the forms of code-mixing in the form of word, phrase, and clause are as follows: there are 38 quotations in the form of word pieces; there are 15 quotations in the form phrase pieces;  there are 2 quotations in the form of clause pieces; and the most dominant of code-mixing code occured is word pieces. 2) The dominant factor which causes the code-mixing by announcer of Radio Elria Buana Jambi is  the identification of role which covers social and registral which is derived from three causes: a) the choice of language is adjusted with the condition of broadcasting program;  b) the lack of English language ability of the announcer; c)  the use of uncommon English language by the youth (unconventional).

scholarly journals Language Testing in China: Past and Future

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Xuelian Li
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Classroom Assessment ◽  
Language Testing ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
English Language Ability ◽  
Future Research Directions

Based on the articles written by mainland Chinese scholars published in the most influential Chinese and international journals, the present article analyzed the language testing research, compared the tendencies of seven categories between 2000-2009 and 2010-2019, and put forward future research directions by referring to international hot topics. Of all the seven categories of research topics, validity, performance test and China’s Standards of English Language Ability were three most popular themes, while classroom assessment, technology, rater/test taker differences and professionalization were much less popular. Except for research on performance test and technology, the other five aspects showed an increase in the second decade, with that of China’s Standards of English Language Ability rising the most dramatically. Referring to international research trends, the research predicted that validity, classroom assessment, China’s Standards of English Language Ability and professionalization, especially the ethics and social justice, might be the promising research topics for language testers.

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