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Yuksel, Dogan; Soruç, Adem; Horzum, Baris; McKinley, Jim – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study focuses on the predictive power of linguistic (i.e., general English proficiency; identified simply as "proficiency" in this paper) and non-linguistic (i.e., language learning anxiety and self-regulation) factors on the academic success of English medium instruction (EMI) students studying in engineering and social sciences…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Anxiety
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Altay, Mehmet; Curle, Samantha; Yuksel, Dogan; Soruç, Adem – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
This article reports a quantitative study that investigated academic achievement in English medium instruction (EMI) courses at a public university in Turkey. Student test score data on EMI and Turkish medium instruction (TMI) courses as well as general English proficiency scores were collected in two academic divisions: the mathematical,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
This paper first considers what it means to become truly proficient in a language other than the native one. It then looks briefly at the evolution of dual language programs. Next, it focuses on the issue of whether the first language (L1) or the second language (L2) serves as the language of mediation. Other dual language program issues are then…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Education Programs, Language Proficiency