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English Medium Instruction at Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education Institutions in China: Is Internationalising Teaching and Learning Possible?
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Han, Shuangmiao – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
The development of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) at the tertiary level has been accelerated by the ever-increasing degree of higher education internationalisation. The study, based on a survey with 112 students and semi-structured interviews with 16 instructors collected at a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution in China,…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning
Examination of the Prediction of Different Dimensions of Analytic Relations' Impact on Academic Reading Comprehension: An Inter-Group Comparative Study
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Hasan, Md. Kamrul; Rahman, Mohammad Mosiur – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
An in-depth investigation of analytic relations by lexical researchers plays a prominent role in language learning and teaching. The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the extent to which prediction regarding different aspects of analytic relations impacts reading comprehension. The current research employed a quantitative…
Descriptors: Prediction, Academic Language, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
Challenging Equivalency in Measures of English Language Proficiency for University Admission: Data from an Undergraduate Engineering Programme
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Tweedie, M. Gregory; Chu, Man-Wai – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
English is increasingly common as a medium of instruction in higher education internationally, and evidence of English language proficiency (ELP) forms a vital aspect of many post-secondary admission applications. Scores from different ELP measures (e.g. standardized assessments; institution-specific English programmes) are often used as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Higher Education
Predictive Validity of the Test of English as a Foreign Language for Asian Graduate Students in Engineering, Chemistry or Mathematics
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Peters, R. Martin – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The validity of the Test of English as a Foreign Language was examined in relation to prediction of success of fifty Asian students in engineering, chemistry, or mathematics. The test was significantly correlated with grade point average. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Engineering, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
The Predictive Validity of the GRE and TOEFL Exams with GGPA as the Criterion of Graduate Success for International Graduate Students in Science and Engineering.
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Neal, Menka E. – 1998
This study investigated the relationship between graduate grade-point-average (GGPA) and the total score, as well as the scores on each part, of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). It also investigated the relationship between GGPA and the total score, as well as the scores on each part, of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The…
Descriptors: Correlation, Engineering, Foreign Students, Grade Point Average
TOEFL Performance and Success in a Masters Program in Engineering.
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Ayers, Jerry B.; Quattlebaum, Rebecca F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The relationship between grade point average (GPA) and scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for 60 male and 7 female Asian graduate students in engineering was studied. The TOEFL is not an effective predictor of total GPA, although it measures English communication skills. (SLD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Engineering, English (Second Language), Foreign Students