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Defining an Appropriate Role for Language Tests in Intensive English Language Programs.

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Des Brisay, Margaret; Ready, Doreen – 1991

The use of test results as a criterion for evaluating the design of an intensive English language program is examined in one Canadian university program in Indonesia. The study was investigating whether: (1) realistic estimates of training needs were being made; (2) data from other tests would enable better prediction of student outcomes, and…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Yemeni Student Characteristics and Language Progress.

Palmer, Ian C. – 1989

A study was undertaken to identify useful methods for measuring progress in English language proficiency among students at the Yemen-America Language Institute (YALI) in Sana'a, Yemen. The study examined factors critical to such progress as well as the profiles of student attitudes and demographic characteristics. A questionnaire was administered…

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance Patterns, Cognitive Style, Dependents