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Kim M. Mitchell; Marnie Kramer; M. Gregory Tweedie – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2025
Literacy is complex and impacts safety in nursing. When using language, nurses are constantly switching between medical language proficiency, academic language proficiency, and social language proficiency. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to trial an English language exam specific to the nursing profession -- the Canadian English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Literacy, Language Usage
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Zahari, Dhiya Amalina; Dhayaalan, Jeremiah Dhayaalan Jackson – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2016
Currently, the most acknowledged test to qualify for overseas universities is the IELTS test which is referred to as the International English Language Testing System. It is implemented as an accreditation tool and is believed to be a reputable and trustworthy tool of language competence by tertiary institutions which employ its use. Regardless of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Shabani, Somayeh; Ramazani, Mohammad; Alipoor, Iman – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2017
In recent years attention has been accorded to language learners' affective factors and learning styles. Two of the significant learning styles are impulsivity and reflectivity which have not been studied as much as other styles such as introversion and extroversion. This study endeavored to find out whether or not impulsivity and reflectivity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ghafournia, Narjes – English Language Teaching, 2014
The current study investigated the differences across the varying levels of EFL learners in the frequency and choice of learning strategies. Using a reading test, questionnaire, and parametric statistical analysis, the findings yielded up discrepancies among the participants in the implementation of language-learning strategies concerning their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Personal Autonomy