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Direct linkJabeen, Rubaiyat; Wang, Peiyu; Cheng, Liying – BC TEAL Journal, 2019
With a fast-growing population of immigrant and international students entering English medium higher education in Canada, it is critical to understand the nature of academic experiences for these students and what contributes to their academic acculturation and postsecondary success. As such, a literature review was carried out to identify…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Socialization, Foreign Countries, Acculturation
Download full textFox, Janna; Cheng, Liying – TESL Canada Journal, 2015
In keeping with the trend to elicit multiple stakeholder responses to operational tests as part of test validation, this exploratory mixed methods study examines test-taker accounts of an Internet-based (i.e., computer-administered) test in the high-stakes context of proficiency testing for university admission. In 2013, as language testing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Cheng, Liying; Fox, Janna – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2008
The aggressive internationalization of Canadian universities and increased immigration to Canada over the past 20 years have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of second language (L2) students in Canadian universities. However, little is known about the factors that influence academic acculturation of L2 students or about the role of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Universities, Second Language Learning, Acculturation
Cheng, Liying; Myles, Johanna; Curtis, Andy – TESL Canada Journal, 2004
Universities and colleges in Canada and other English-speaking countries have become increasingly concerned with linguistic and cultural diversity and internationalizing their campuses, both to enhance local and international students' experiences on campus and to prepare them to function in their careers and the larger society. Most international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, English (Second Language)
Berman, Robert; Cheng, Liying – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2001
An English for academic purposes needs survey conducted at a Canadian university among first-year Bachelor's and Master's level students reveals native speakers (NS) and nonnative speakers (NNS) of English perceive that the language skills necessary for academic study are of different levels of difficulty. English language difficulties appear to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMyles, Johanne; Cheng, Liying – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2003
Reports an interview study that addresses the social and cultural life of 12 nonnative English-speaking international graduate students in four areas: relationships with supervisors and friends, experiences as teaching assistants, communication with colleagues and friends, and social life. Results are illustrated with the students own words.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries
