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Languages without Borders: Reinforcing and Delinking English from Coloniality in a Brazilian Internationalization Program
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Clarissa Jordão; Nayara Stefanie Mandarino Silva – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2023
Language without Borders was initiated by the Brazilian Federal Government and has undergone a series of modifications until its discontinuation as a government-sponsored program, when it was taken up by the academic community as a free enterprise. Currently, it is linked to Andifes (National Association of Directors of Federal Institutions of…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
Research on the Paraná Speaks English Program: A Bibliographic Analysis
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Senefonte, Fabio Henrique Rosa – Online Submission, 2019
Unquestionably, discussions on the internationalization of higher education have gained currency in the educational context (Knight, 2004; Altbach; Knight, 2007; Delgado-Marquez; Hurtado-Torres; Bondar, 2011), and language policies prove to be a crucial issue in the internationalization arena. In this regard, Paraná's government created the Paraná…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Why Not Go Online?: A Case Study of Blended Mode Business Interpreting and Translation Certificate Program
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Lee, Jieun; Huh, Jiun – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2018
Because of the globalisation of business transactions and trade, the demand for translation and interpreting (T&I) services has continued to grow in South Korea. A 20-week-long Business Interpreting and Translation (BIT) Certificate Program was designed to teach basic T&I skills to people who were interested in acquiring such skills for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Processing, Translation, Online Courses
Investigating Language Assessment Literacy: Collaboration between Assessment Specialists and Canadian University Admissions Officers
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Baker, Beverly A.; Tsushima, Rika; Wang, Shujiao – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
There are increasing numbers of non-native English speaking applicants to Canadian universities (AUCC 2008a, 2010), which are committed to promoting linguistic and cultural diversity (AUCC 2008b). One result of this trend is that university admissions officers, as gatekeepers, are faced with a growing and potentially confusing array of language…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Admission, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Placement Testing: Man and Machine, Doing the Best We Can?
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McPherson, Douglas – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how and why Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has developed a system aiming to effectively place students in freshman and developmental English programs. The placement system includes: triangulating data from external test scores, with scores from a panel-marked hand-written essay (HWE),…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Match or Mismatch? TOEFL Ranges, Reading Level Equivalencies, and ESL/EFL Text Selection.
Wilhelm, Kim Hughes – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1997
Sought to identify reading grade-level-equivalency ranges associated with TOEFL (Test of English-as-a-Foreign-Language) ranges. Results of the study indicated that actual reading ranges were from 2 to five grade levels below expected reading ranges with the majority of subjects (80%) reading below a seventh-grade level and half reading below a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Integrated Curriculum, Language Proficiency