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Dang, Thi Kim Anh; Vu, Thao Thi Phuong – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020
The literature on English-medium instruction (EMI) has predominantly focused on contexts where English is not the first language. Little is known about EMI in traditional English-speaking (Anglophone) contexts like Australia, where English is the first language. The highly internationalised Australian higher education has witnessed a growing…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, International Education
Hamid, M. Obaidul; Hoang, Ngoc T. H.; Kirkpatrick, Andy – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2019
Language tests are increasingly being used as gatekeeping tools in a globalised world. This article examines the processes of linguistic gatekeeping by the use of language tests in the context of migration. We draw on half a dozen cases of test-takers of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test who applied for entry into…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Moore, Paul J.; Harrington, Michael – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2016
Policy-makers and practitioners in Australian higher education increasingly view English language proficiency (ELP) as a tripartite construct consisting of English proficiency for academic study, interpersonal communication, and more recently, the workplace. This paper examines this assumption and identifies the significant implications it has for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Foreign Countries