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Soohye Yeom; Lorena Llosa – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
With the increased popularity of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education, many East Asian universities are using international English proficiency tests to make admissions and placement decisions. Since these tests were not originally designed for the EMI contexts, validity evidence is needed to support the use of these tests in this…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Student Placement, Language of Instruction
Jawhar, Sabria; Al Makoshi, Manal; Alhawsawi, Sajjadllah; Alkushi, Abdulmohsen – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This paper aims to validate the English Language Entrance Test for King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science (hereafter KSAU-ET). It supports the argument regarding using specially designed in-house entrance tests at health universities by showcasing the test's development, administration, and validation process. It presents a new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Gordon Matthew – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2025
In most universities in South Africa, English is still preferred as the medium of instruction. However, most schools in South Africa have adopted a home-language education approach. Those school students then have a lower English proficiency compared to other students from English schools. Providing these students with instructional assistance…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Captions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Shirahata, Mai; Lahti, Malgorzata – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
Many universities in non-English speaking countries have been adopting English as a medium of instruction to internationalize their education. We set out to compare the language policies of a Finnish and a Japanese university using the lens of language ideology -- a set of normative beliefs about the social dimension of language. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Language Planning, Educational Policy
Kristian L. Foster – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students must have a working understanding of the language of instruction to be successful in school. In the United States, English is the predominant language of instruction, and students who come from homes where a language other than English is spoken face the additional challenge of learning both subject matter content and the dominant…
Descriptors: Native Language, Advanced Placement Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jean-Marc Dewaele; Yasser Alsuhaibani; Sultan Altalhab; Wejdan Alghamdi – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
This cross-sectional study seeks to compare levels of emotional resonance in Arabic and English and identify the effects of sociobiographical factors, the history of English language learning and the current use of English on the development of emotional resonance of English among 141 bi- and multilingual Arab pupils and students in Saudi Arabia.…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Arabic, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Juan José Calvo Valiente; Ángela Gómez López; Eva Morón Olivares; Vicente Sanjosé López – Reading Psychology, 2024
Metacognitive skills are important for text comprehension, especially at university where most learning processes are unsupervised, and students rely on self-control and regulation when reading for comprehension. In today's universities, English as L2 has become the vehicle language for teaching and learning. However, some studies have concluded…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Reading Processes, Error Patterns, English (Second Language)
D.A.G. Ariyasinghe; Neelakshi Chandrasena Premawardhena – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2025
Self-Directed Language Learning (SDLL) which aims at developing learner autonomy, improves learner engagement since learners are able to use higher-level critical thinking. Thus, the present study was conducted in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classroom in Sri Lanka, in order to investigate how to incorporate Self-Directed Learning in the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Independent Study
Marcus Warnby – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
English proficiency has become pivotal for university admission, particularly at the CEFR B2 level and IELTS band 6-6.5 across Europe. In Nordic universities, the substantial amount of assigned English reading materials requires a strong command of English reading skills, with vocabulary knowledge being a crucial component. This study explores 309…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Preparation
Tongsukkaeng, Wilawan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate the language learning strategies used for improving English language skill of the high achieving non-English major lecturers at Kalasin University and (2) investigate the motivation used for improving their English language skills. The sample comprised eight non-English major lecturers. They were…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
Marco MacFarlane – South African Journal of Education, 2024
With this article I explore the relationship between core academic language skills (CALS) -- a construct representing a set of high-utility language skills needed to manage the linguistic features prevalent in academic texts across content areas -- and schooling outcomes. There has long been an understanding that there is a distinction between…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language Proficiency, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
Thippayacharoen, Thanakrit; Hoofd, Chonlatee; Pala, Napat; Sameephet, Banchakarn; Satthamnuwong, Bhirawit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Research on English Medium Instruction (EMI) is rapidly increasing and well-documented worldwide; however, recent studies in EMI have given less emphasis on assessments in EMI classrooms. Indeed, assessment plays a significant role in informing teaching and learning competencies, but what to assess and how to assess are questions which have been…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Öztekin, Elifcan; Erçetin, Gülcan – International Journal of Listening, 2022
Metacognitive awareness of listening strategies has a supporting role in explaining L2 listening comprehension. Although metacognitive awareness is language-independent, language proficiency may determine whether learners can utilize such a cognitive resource during multiple language development. The current study explores the listening strategy…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension
Gulmira Yermekbayeva; Gulzhana Kuzembayeva; Zhumagul Maydangalieva; Diana Spulber – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of interactive learning module technology (ILMT) in teaching Kazakh as a second language in secondary schools in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This research was carried out at Russian-medium secondary schools during the academic year 2021-2022. There were two groups in the sample: the experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Turkic Languages
Nordmeyer, Jon – Teachers College Record, 2023
Background/Context: The landscape of English-medium independent schools today is increasingly multilingual, challenging traditional monolingual norms of English testing and teaching. Multilingual learners--students who are able to navigate school in more than one language--are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of standardized tests in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, International Schools, Multilingualism, English (Second Language)