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The Validation of the Listening Comprehension Test Tasks in the Certificate of English for Primary Teachers: An Extension Study
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Pelleriti, Margherita – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This paper investigates the validation of the computer-based listening subtest in the "Certificate of English for Primary Teachers" (CEPT), which is addressed to in-service primary teachers who work in state Italian schools. Since 2004, these teachers, specialists in other subjects, have been asked by the Italian Ministry of Education to…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Language Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Test Validity
General and Specialist Vocabulary Knowledge as Predictors of Academic Success in EMI University Programs
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Masrai, Ahmed; Salam El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel; Al Khawar, Hisham – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
The current study aimed to examine the contribution of general and specialist vocabulary knowledge to undergraduate students' academic achievement in university courses which are delivered in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries. To this end, the scores of 106 Arab undergraduates on a general vocabulary test…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods
Mutual Recognition of Certification Systems: The Case of SERMO and ACLES
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Zabala-Delgado, Julia; Sawicka, Barbara – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
The Association of Language Centres in Higher Education in Spain (ACLES) and the Association of Academic Foreign Language Centres in Poland (SERMO) established the mutual recognition of their English language competence certificates (CertAcles and ACERT examinations) in 2017, on the basis of previously performed analyses of routine pre-exam and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Enhancing EFL Learners' Vocabulary Learning through Formative Assessment: Is the Effort Worth Expending?
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Estaji, Masoomeh; Mirzaii, Mostafa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Despite widespread agreement among ELT researchers that vocabulary lies at the heart of communicative competence, currently no consensus exists as to how learning of previously presented lexical items can be guaranteed. Given the inconclusiveness of findings, the present study attempted to delve into the differences in the learning of target…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Recognition of Prior Learning of English: Test or Assess?
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Pilkinton-Pihko, Diane; Suviniitty, Jaana; Kauppinen, Tomi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Living in learning societies encourages learning outside the classroom. Alongside this reality, higher education institutions have been incorporating policies and procedures that support recognition of prior learning (RPL). This development means establishing adequate RPL assessment practices. Our empirical study at the Aalto University Language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Prior Learning
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)
Standardising Assessment to Meet Student Needs in Foreign Language Modules in a University Context: Is Standardisation Possible?
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Nunan, Anna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The Applied Language Centre at University College Dublin offers foreign language modules to students in ten languages at CEFR [Common European Framework of Reference for Languages] levels ranging from A1 to B2. Efforts have been underway in the Centre to standardise the assessment components across languages to ensure parity between module credits…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Standards