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Direct linkRachael Ruegg; Ha Hoang; Natalia Petersen – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
This study considers language proficiency test scores achieved by ESL students who subsequently entered a New Zealand university at the undergraduate level. Scores from IELTS and the university's in-house English Proficiency Test are analysed to determine the predictive ability of overall scores on these two tests and scores for each of the four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Download full textGrain, Hayder Mohammed Jawad Salih; Al-gburi, Ghufran; Suleiman, Osama Wael; Alghazali, Tawfeeq; Kadhim, Ahmed Jalil; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Dawood, Imad Ibrahim – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The ability of international graduates to grasp a foreign language has become increasingly important as the demand for English-speaking workers has grown worldwide. To this end, several strategies for encouraging the use of English in academic settings have been implemented. International students' academic success may suffer if colleges refuse to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Meniado, Joel C. – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2019
This study examined the influence of demographic variables on adult language learners' English proficiency development. Specifically, it tried to ascertain the level of English proficiency of the respondents when grouped according to demographic variables such as gender, age, civil status, length of work experience, highest educational attainment,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
Adarkwah, Michael Agyemang; Zeyuan, Yu – Online Submission, 2020
The English language has become an essential means for communication and studies for international students globally. With the increasing number of international students trooping to China to study diverse courses which are taught in the English medium, there is a need to address challenges faced by international students from non native English…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Roca-Varela, Mª Luisa; Palacios, Ignacio M. – International Journal of English Studies, 2013
This paper examines some of the best known proficiency tests in English, with particular focus on the oral component. Attention is paid to the following issues, among others: the weighting of oral elements in testing, the criteria used for the assessment of oral skills and the relation of these to the general guidelines in the "Common…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Language Proficiency
Ling, Guangming; Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Cho, Yeonsuk; Wang, Yuan – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Although English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs for matriculated students have been a presence in U.S. higher education since the 1940s, little has been documented in the literature concerning ESL courses, ESL placement tests, and the procedures in which incoming students are placed into appropriate classes.The present study takes three…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Program Content
Snow Andrade, Maureen; Evans, Norman W.; Hartshorn, K. James – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2014
Higher education institutions in English-speaking nations host significant populations of non-native English speakers (NNES), both international and resident. English language proficiency is a critical factor to their success. This study reviews higher education practices in the United States related to this population. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
