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Özdemir-Yilmazer, Meryem – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2022
For non-native students majoring in English-Medium Instruction (EMI) departments, it is essential to have academic language proficiency, particularly academic writing proficiency, to successfully manage their studies. In Turkey, English-medium universities offer one-year preuniversity English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs to the students to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Writing Ability
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Baker, Lewis; Heron, Marion – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
A key purpose of the Foundation Year provision is to prepare students, often from a widening participation background, for their undergraduate study. Research has established that access to academic discourse and disciplinary knowledge is, to a large extent, dependent on students' academic language and literacy skills, including oracy skills.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Transitional Programs, College Preparation
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Zhou, Jiming; Zhao, Ke; Dawson, Phillip – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
First-year university students' underdeveloped academic literacies can lead to dissatisfaction and poor performance. University teachers find it difficult to take action without an understanding of students' perceptions and needs. This study investigates first-year Chinese students' perceptions and experiences related to assessment of academic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student Evaluation
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Early, Margaret; Kendrick, Maureen – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2020
Across curricular terrains in education in North America, the use of the term "inquiry" has become more prevalent than ever. This radical turn from traditional content curriculum toward inquiry-based approaches to teaching raises issues about the promise and potential challenges of contemporary curriculum in K-12 L2 settings. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multilingualism, English Language Learners, Inquiry