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Khaled Barkaoui – Language Testing, 2025
English-medium universities often accept scores from various English language proficiency (ELP) tests as evidence of ELP from non-English background students. This practice raises the question of how these tests compare in terms of their ability to predict academic achievement. This longitudinal study addresses this question by examining the…
Descriptors: English Learners, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Khaled Barkaoui – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
Many English-medium universities employ a compensatory model to establish cutscores on English language proficiency tests for student admissions. In this model, students can have different scores on different sections of the test provided their overall score meets the admission cutscore. This practice raises questions regarding potential variation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Language Proficiency, Profiles
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Khaled Barkaoui – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2024
Many English language proficiency (ELP) tests used for university admissions and placement now include integrated writing tasks that require examinees to use external sources when writing. Integrated writing tasks improve test authenticity and impact, but they raise several validity questions, such as what academic language skills they engage and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning