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Direct linkMurray, Neil – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
The globalisation of higher education and the resultant increase in the cultural and linguistic diversity of the student body has cast the spotlight on English language proficiency as never before. How universities best assess applicants' linguistic suitability for their future degree studies, set appropriate proficiency thresholds, and put in…
Descriptors: Academic Language, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Murray, Neil; Muller, Amanda – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
Students entering English-medium universities frequently struggle to cope with the language demands of their degree programmes, despite having met the English language entry conditions stipulated by their receiving institutions. This can have significant repercussions for the teaching-learning process, for the student experience and for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, College Students
Arciuli, Joanne; Simpson, Ian C. – Cognitive Science, 2012
There is little empirical evidence showing a direct link between a capacity for statistical learning (SL) and proficiency with natural language. Moreover, discussion of the role of SL in language acquisition has seldom focused on literacy development. Our study addressed these issues by investigating the relationship between SL and reading ability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Adults, Statistics
Peer reviewedYoung-Loveridge, Jennifer M. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Studied number use in language by preschool children and their mothers during cooking experiences. Found that although children used a variety of number words, mothers made greater use of number words than did children. Strong relationship between reciprocal numeracy episodes (between mother and child) and child's number use suggests that adult…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Usage
Kalyuga, Slava – Educational Psychology, 2006
To tailor instruction to levels of learner proficiency in a domain in adaptive learning environments, rapid on-line methods of assessing learner knowledge and skills are required. Cognitive studies indicate that major factors in expert performance are organised structures in the person's knowledge base. Measuring different levels of acquisition of…
Descriptors: Memory, Reading Skills, Learning Processes, Cognitive Measurement
Technical and Further Education, Sydney (Australia). Foundation Studies Training Div. – 1994
This document describes a certificate given for English for Speakers of Other Languages in Australia. The course leading to the certificate has four levels, grouped into two stages. Each Stage represents one semester's full time study. The certificate has four core modules: oral skills covering listening and speaking, written skills covering…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Course Objectives
