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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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Aizat Nurshatayeva; Lindsay C. Page – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
English-only college education in non-English speaking countries is a rapidly growing phenomenon that has been dubbed as the most important trend in higher education internationalization. Despite worldwide popularity, there is little empirical evidence about how the transition to English-only instruction affects students' academic outcomes. Using…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Outcomes of Education, Educational Trends
Aizat Nurshatayeva; Lindsay C. Page – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
English-only college education in non-English speaking countries is a rapidly growing phenomenon that has been dubbed as the most important trend in higher education internationalization. Despite worldwide popularity, there is little empirical evidence about how the transition to English-only instruction affects students' academic outcomes. Using…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Outcomes of Education, Educational Trends
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Khoshaim, Heba Bakr – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
There has been a huge improvement in the education system in Saudi Arabia quantitatively and qualitatively. Nevertheless, many researchers indicated that high school graduates are not ready for higher education. Especially when considering mathematical compensations, high-demanded skills for tertiary academic programs, Saudi students have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Readiness, Barriers
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Roche, Thomas; Harrington, Michael – Language Testing in Asia, 2013
This paper presents findings of a study of recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of written Academic English Proficiency (AEP) and overall Academic Achievement in an English medium higher education program in an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) context. Vocabulary knowledge was measured using a Timed YES/NO (TYN) test. AEP was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, English for Academic Purposes
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Razfar, Aria; Simon, Jenny – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2011
In most Western countries where English is the medium of instruction, there is a substantial gap in student success between immigrant English as a second language (ESL) students and non-ESL students. In the United States, this situation has been observed in particular with Latino ESL students. This article describes a longitudinal study of two…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, English, Language of Instruction, Immigrants