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Direct linkCrossley, Scott A.; Kim, YouJin – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2019
The current study examined the effects of text-based relational (i.e., cohesion), propositional-specific (i.e., lexical), and syntactic features in a source text on subsequent integration of the source text in spoken responses. It further investigated the effects of word integration on human ratings of speaking performance while taking into…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Syntax, Oral Language, Speech Communication
Yeon, Sang-Hee – Applied Language Learning, 2014
This research focuses on speaking proficiency and successful second language speakers' traits using a survey and an interview. The participants in the study were in a short intensive course between four and six months, depending on the language they studied. The successful learner was defined as someone who received 1+ or above on the Interagency…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Interviews, Language Tests
Download full textAlshumaimeri, Yousif A. – Online Submission, 2011
This study investigates the perceptions of the Intensive English Program (IEP) among Preparatory Year (PY) students at King Saud University. Specifically, the study explores the following aspects of the program: student perceptions of the IEP; differences among student perceptions based on their college and proficiency level; student perceptions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedCurrall, Steven C.; Kirk, Roger E. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, French, Grade Point Average
Admission Requirements for International Students at Colleges and Universities in the United States.
Packwood, Virginia M.; Packwood, William T. – 1986
Undergraduate and graduate admissions requirements for foreign students at more than 2,000 U.S. colleges and universities are detailed in this handbook. Based on responses to questionnaires sent to all U.S. higher education institutions, the content emphasizes minimum scores required on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, possible…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants, English (Second Language)
South, Coleman – 1992
A study investigated the reliability of international students' English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) class performance as a predictor of academic performance. Subjects were 169 international students at Portland State University (Oregon) whose freshman and sophomore grade point averages (GPAs) and English language test scores for each language skill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
