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Direct linkNushi, Musa; Razdar, Mahshid – Cogent Education, 2021
The writing module of the IELTS has proven to be a challenging section for test takers. Part of this difficulty may stem from the divergence between what test takers expect to learn in such courses and what is delivered by instructors. To address this issue, a 24-item questionnaire (Student Questionnaire A) relating to IELTS writing preparation…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Tests, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Pilcher, Nick; Richards, Kendall – Power and Education, 2017
Higher education institutions worldwide base international student recruitment on the assumption that their preparedness in 'English' is assured if they reach a certain level in tests such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This assumes an abstract, objectivist view of language that sees the 'English' as removable for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Higher Education
Download full textNguyen, Trien T.; Williams, Julia; Trimarchi, Angela – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
This paper explores student perceptions of the effects of pairing discipline-specific language instruction with the traditional method of course delivery in economics. Our research involved teaching content-based English as an additional language (EAL) tutorials to a small group of ten international students taking first-year introductory…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Introductory Courses, Economics, Course Content
