Probing EFL Students' Language Skill Development in Tertiary Classrooms

Autor/in	Wang, Hong
Titel	Probing EFL Students' Language Skill Development in Tertiary Classrooms
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 1 (2008) 2, S.3-7 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Asians; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Correlation; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Listening Skills; Skill Development; Teaching Methods; Language Teachers; Statistical Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Korrelation; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Research in second or foreign language learning indicates that for adult learners, the improvement of one language skill facilitates the development of other skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations among Chinese EFL students' reading, writing, and listening development by examining their test scores on the College English Test Band 4. The findings showed that the resultant correlation coefficients between reading and writing and between reading and listening were low and not statistically significant. However, there was a significant relationship between listening and writing. It was suggested that factors such as the homogeneous sample selected, students' motivation, and teaching methodology might affect the outcome of the research. The perceived implications of the research point to the importance of drawing close attention to teachers' efforts in cultivating and developing students' language skills evenly in the EFL context of China. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01