As it is known formative assessment focuses on both the learning process and learner's performance. In this study digital traditional speaking tests were utilized comparatively to evaluate 52 upper-intermediate EFL learners' English language skills. The was designed as a mixed-method. quantitative data collected via achievement which had been administered in tests. qualitative findings with stu...

Применение интерактивных методов обучения оказывает положительное влияние на развитие навыков говорения иностранном языке, в частности английском. Авторы описали современные формы, принципы и методы организации интерактивного коммуникативным навыкам английском языке студентов-медиков. В данной статье дано рассмотрены основные методики говорения. определили сильные слабые, с их точки зрения, сто...

The main goal of learning a foreign language is the ability to communicate, understand information and transfer it. At time globalization processes, when English has acquired status international communication, more attention paid its learning, regardless study profile. Undoubtedly, development all types speech activity requires lot attention, but communicate in become especially relevant today...

OBJECTIVE To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). METHODS Cross-sectional representative school-based survey of Australian elementary and high school students (n = 6917) conducted in 2010. Trained field staff measured students' height, weight, and assessed FMS and cardiorespiratory enduran...

This article presents data from a qualitative case study examining secondary ESL students' attitudes toward and perceptions of a collaborative e-mail exchange between a Form 4 (10 grade) ESL class in Hong Kong and an 11 grade English class in Iowa. The exchange was based on a researcher-designed instructional model, utilizing widely accepted theories and methods for modern second language instr...

How does age of first bilingual language exposure affect reading development in children learning to read in both of their languages? Is there a reading advantage for monolingual English children who are educated in bilingual schools? We studied children (grades 2-3, ages 7-9) in bilingual Spanish-English schools who were either from Spanish-speaking homes (new to English) or English-speaking h...