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dc.contributor.authorOliver, Rhonda
dc.contributor.authorVanderford, S.
dc.contributor.authorGrote, E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:29:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:29:42Z
dc.date.created2012-07-22T20:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationOliver, Rhonda and Vanderford, Samantha and Grote, Ellen. 2012. Evidence of English language proficiency and academic achievement of non-English-speaking background students. Higher Education Research and Development. 31 (4): pp. 541-555.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46844
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07294360.2011.653958
dc.description.abstract

The increasing number of international students enrolled in Australian universities over the last decade has met with a corresponding concern that many non-English-speaking background (NESB) students experience considerable difficulty in their courses. Consequently, concerns about admission procedures have been raised regarding how English language proficiency (ELP) is determined for NESB students (both domestic and international). In addition to standardised ELP tests, some universities accept other forms of evidence, such as the completion of English-medium courses. This large-scale quantitative study analysed data on 5675 undergraduate and postgraduate students available from one university's database over a three-year period to ascertain if its ELP requirements were sufficient to ensure the academic progress of adequate numbers of these students. The best evidence for potential academic success was found to be standardised tests while students submitting other forms of ELP evidence tended to have more difficulties.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectNESB (non-English-speaking background) students
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectinternational students
dc.subjectIELTS
dc.subjectEnglish language proficiency
dc.subjectadmissions requirements
dc.titleEvidence of English language proficiency and academic achievement of non-English-speaking background students
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volumeiFirst
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage15
dcterms.source.issn0729-4360
dcterms.source.titleHigher Education Research and Development
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curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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