Search Results - "Oral Language"

English Major Students' Speaking Ability and Areas of Their Weaknesses in Assessment: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: La Dunifa Jafar Ahiri Yuniyarti Ahiri

Source: Anatolian Journal of Education. 2026 11(1):125-138.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Speech Skills, Oral Language, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Indonesia

Examining the Mechanism of Washback on Learning of the IELTS Speaking on Chinese EFL Context

Authors: Yuan Liu Alla Khan

Source: Language Education & Assessment. 2026 9.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Test Wiseness, Test Construction, Context Effect, Oral Language, Test Preparation, Scores, Test Interpretation, College Students

Geographic Terms: China

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: International English Language Testing System

Impact of the Dogme ELT Methodology on Sixth-Grade Students' Willingness to Communicate

Authors: Patricia Cuervo Vera Mariza Guadalupe Méndez López

Source: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 2026 28(1):175-192.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students, Bilingual Education, Student Attitudes, Oral Language, Clubs, Interpersonal Communication, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Grade 6

Geographic Terms: Mexico

Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Collaborative: Who Are Long-Term English Learners and How Can School Districts Support Them? Research Brief

Authors: Stanford University, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (JGC) Brenda L. Valdes Sebastian Castrechini

Source: John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: English Learners, Barriers, Elementary Secondary Education, Classification, Student Characteristics, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Written Language, College Preparation, Students with Disabilities, Grades (Scholastic)

Geographic Terms: California

Language Access Is a Catalyst for Early Numerical Abilities

Authors: Stacee Santos Hiram Brownell Marie Coppola et al.

Source: Developmental Science. 2026 29(3).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Descriptors: Preschool Children, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Language Skills, Vocabulary, Oral Language

From Policing to Sustaining Black Language: Decolonizing Oral Reading Assessments and Advancing Linguistic Justice

Authors: JaNiece Elzy-Palmer (ORCID 0009-0002-9911-769X)

Source: Reading Teacher. 2026 79(6).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Oral Language, Reading Tests, Decolonization, Language Attitudes, Race, Ideology, Justice, Teacher Education

Examining the Perceptions and Self-Reported Practices of L2 Teachers in China Regarding Oral Fluency: A Conceptual Replication and Extension

Authors: Qiao Gan Lin Ma

Source: Language Teaching Research. 2026 30(4):2185-2211.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, Oral Language, Language Fluency, English (Second Language), Japanese, Knowledge Level, Definitions, Teaching Methods, Teacher Characteristics, Self Efficacy

Geographic Terms: China

'I Never Want to Write from Just My Perspective': Identity-Making in Youth's Collaborative Writing of Spoken Word Poetry

Authors: Andrea Vaughan Melina Lesus

Source: Reading Research Quarterly. 2026 61(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Oral Language, Poetry, Self Concept, Writing Attitudes, Adolescents, Perspective Taking, Self Expression

The Intertwined Development of Atayal Oral Language, Emergent Reading and Identity among Indigenous Young Children in a Bilingual Book Project

Authors: Ching-Ting Hsin Catherine Compton-Lilly Di Tam Luu

Source: Reading Research Quarterly. 2026 61(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Oral Language, Beginning Reading, Preschool Children, Self Concept, Bilingualism, Books, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Cultural Background, Reading Processes, Printed Materials, Pictorial Stimuli, Cues, Memory, Instructional Materials, Material Development

Geographic Terms: Taiwan

Measuring Scientific Classroom Discourse: The 'DiISC Version 2.0's' Validity and Use in Observing Secondary Science Lessons

Authors: Elizabeth Lewis Lyrica Lucas Brandon Helding et al.

Source: School Science and Mathematics. 2026 126(2):143-158.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Science, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Science Teachers, Inquiry, Discourse Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Discourse Communities, Student Evaluation, Oral Language, Written Language, Factor Structure, Test Validity, Academic Language

Does Teacher Talk during Shared Reading Predict Child Oral Language Development in Diverse ECEC Settings?

Authors: Tone Sofie Røsholt Ovati Veslemøy Rydland Ratib Lekhal et al.

Source: First Language. 2026 46(2):234-255.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Oral Language, Prediction, Reading Aloud to Others, Foreign Countries, Questioning Techniques, Early Childhood Teachers, Diversity, Urban Schools, Preschool Children, Small Group Instruction, Individual Characteristics, Vocabulary Development

Geographic Terms: Norway

An Investigation of the Simple View of Writing with the WIAT-4

Authors: Chau Tong Lam Jason R. Parkin

Source: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 2026 44(2):205-217.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Children, Adults, Writing Evaluation, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Writing (Composition), Spelling, Oral Language, Writing Skills, Evaluation Methods, Transcripts (Written Records), Age Differences

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test

Training Teens to Support Early Social Emotional Learning and Language

Authors: Florida State University (FSU), Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Beth M. Phillips Chelsea Funari et al.

Source: Online Submission. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: High School Students, Early Childhood Education, Parenthood Education, Oral Language, Language Acquisition, Social Emotional Learning, Partnerships in Education, Curriculum Development, Course Content, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes

Sharing a Language Guides and Constrains Exploration and Discovery in Preschool Children

Authors: Nazlı Altınok Rebeka Anna Zsoldos Krisztina Andrási et al.

Source: Infant and Child Development. 2026 35(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Methods, Oral Language, Discovery Learning, Language Usage, Group Membership

Geographic Terms: Hungary

Longitudinal Study of Narrative Development in Deaf and Hearing Children: Contributions of Executive Functions and Vocabulary

Authors: Mario Figueroa Ros Herman Gary Morgan

Source: Infant and Child Development. 2026 35(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Narration, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Children, Executive Function, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Oral Language, Child Development, Scores, Developmental Delays

Digital Media Use among School-Aged Dual Language Learners in Chinese American Families: Links to Socioecological Factors and Children's Oral Language Proficiencies

Authors: Ziling Huang Christopher L. Gys Yuuko Uchikoshi et al.

Source: Developmental Psychology. 2026 62(3):653-664.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Sponsoring Agency: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Chinese, Young Children, Low Income Students, Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Native Language, Technology Uses in Education, Ownership, Computer Use, Socioeconomic Status, Correlation, Video Games, Immigrants, Time, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Word Learning in Arabic-Speaking Primary School Students

Authors: Rima Balshe Jackie Masterson

Source: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 2026 41(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Arabic, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Pictorial Stimuli, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Written Language, Oral Language, Cognitive Ability, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Decoding (Reading), Literacy Education

Addressing Bias in Spoken Language Systems Used in the Development and Implementation of Automated Child Language-Based Assessment

Authors: Alison L. Bailey Alexander Johnson Natarajan Balaji Shankar et al.

Source: Journal of Educational Measurement. 2026 63(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 30

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)

Descriptors: Bias, Oral Language, Automation, Child Language, Speech Communication, Scoring, Accuracy, Natural Language Processing, Algorithms, Measurement, Language Variation, Black Dialects, Suprasegmentals, Pronunciation, Language Usage, Grammar, Language Impairments, Reading Difficulties

Incorporation of ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and OPI into a Chinese Heritage Language Curriculum

Authors: Lini Ge Polin Li Yang

Source: Foreign Language Annals. 2026 59(1):256-277.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Chinese, Native Language, College Students, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Curriculum, Receptive Language, Auditory Perception, Pronunciation

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview

The Foreign-Accentedness, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility of L2 Arabic Speech

Authors: Mahmoud M.E. Ali (ORCID 0000-0003-4216-2086)

Source: Language Teaching Research. 2026 30(3):1257-1275.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, Arabic, Dialects, Pronunciation, Intelligibility, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Prediction