Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-103). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-129). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-103). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (MA--Applied Language Studies)--AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (ix, 112 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 428.0076 BAI)

The purpose of this study was to establish a crosswalk between the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT® ) and four ACTFL Assessments to help examinees and institutions of higher education (IHE) to better understand the correspondences between TOEFL iBT scores and examinees’ functional proficiency, i.e., their ability to use functional English in real-world academic and social situations.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 64-70).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 64-70). Also available in print.

Thesis (M. A. (English Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / Interlanguage (IL) is a phenomenon that occurs in different language learning contexts including institutions of Higher Education (HE) were English is used as a language of tuition in South Africa (SA). This study researched the IL of first-year English language students at the University of Limpopo (UL) within Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo Province (LP). The research design was explanatory, and a qualitative approach was used. Through interview sessions with first-year English language students and lecturers responsible for teaching these first-years, important insights into the dynamisms of IL in practice were gained. Some of the key findings of this explanatory study was that first-year English language students were unable to communicate effectively in L2, hence, the IL traits manifested in students’ communication. This enhances some understanding of the challenges they experience inside and outside the classroom. The study re-asserts that IL hampers the students’ optimal participation in the target language learning process. The study further highlights that students’ inadvertent use of IL affect their command of the Language of Learning and Teaching in an English language learning environment. This study has also revealed that although lecturers regard IL as an important teaching and learning resource, they do not seem to hone in IL use in a bid to improve the English language students’ performance and mastery of the Language of Learning and Teaching at first-year level.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / RESUMO A motivaÃÃo para desenvolver essa pesquisa originou-se do fato de que os alunos nÃo aprendiam InglÃs na sala de aula, em uma escola pÃblica de Campo Grande (MS), em 2002. A questÃo principal para esse estudo foi: Por que os alunos nÃo aprendem InglÃs no Ensino Fundamental? E os objetivos desta pesquisa foram: mostrar as expectativas dos alunos, com relaÃÃo ao processo de ensino e de aprendizagem do InglÃs, analisar as falas dos professores sobre os processos de ensino e de aprendizagem da LÃngua Inglesa e de suas prÃticas pedagÃgicas. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram: alunos e professores da 8 sÃrie do Ensino Fundamental da rede pÃblica e particular de Campo Grande-MS. O instrumento para anÃlise dos dados coletados constituiu-se na tÃcnica da AnÃlise de ConteÃdo. A anÃlise dos dados levantados mostrou que os alunos nÃo sabem porque aprendem o InglÃs, nÃo tÃm posicionamentos ou justificativas, quanto ao significado de aprender esta lÃngua-alvo e a maioria deles ainda afirma que nÃo gosta da maneira como o seu professor ensina este idioma. Os professores tambÃm revelam que desconhecem as normatizaÃÃes que determinam o ensino de InglÃs nas escolas e que nÃo tÃm um referencial teÃrico definido para orientar a prÃtica docente. O estudo possibilitou-me atingir alguns âpontos de chegadaâ, como por exemplo: indicaÃÃes de que os alunos nÃo agÃentam mais aprender o InglÃs pela abordagem tradicional do ensino de idiomas e que a aÃÃo do professor de LÃngua Inglesa precisa ser norteada por uma prÃtica crÃtico-reflexiva que o possibilita a reconhecer o que està fazendo em sala de aula e mudar sua aÃÃo pedagÃgica se necessÃrio for, diante das expectativas e necessidades dos seus alunos. / ABSTRACT The motivation for this research was the fact that the students didnât learn English in the classroom at a public school in 2002. The main question for this research was: Why havenât the students learned English at the end of the Junior High School? So, the aims of this research were: show the studentâs expectations towards the English Teaching and Learning Process and analyzing the speech of their teachers about the English Learning Acquisition Process and the English Teaching Process and also their practice in the classroom. The ones who got involved in this research were students and teachers respectively from the 8th grade of a public and private Junior High Schools in Campo Grande-MS. The used methodological tool for this research was the Analyses of the Speech. Some of the found results were: the results from the interviews with the students showed that they donât know why they learn English and they donât have explanations for the meaning of this foreign language in their curriculum. The majority of the students say that they donât like the way how their teachers teach this target language. And the results from the interviews with the teachers showed that they donât know the legal rules that guide their English Teaching Practice and the meaning of having a theoretical pedagogic way to guide them in the classroom. Besides, the results also showed me that the English Teaching Practice (the tradicional one) need to be changed towards a Reflective Teaching Practice for helping the teacher to think what he had been doing at the classroom and change his pedagogic way to the studentâs necessities, if itâs necessary, in any time.