Fractionating English language proficiency: policy and practice in Australian higher education

2018 ◽  
pp. 166-185
Author(s):  
Paul J. Moore ◽  
Michael Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Policy And Practice

scholarly journals EXPLORING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN RELATION TO THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
KAMSILAWATI KAMLUN ◽  
ESTHER JAWING ◽  
JUALANG BIN ABDULLAH GANSAU
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Job Status ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ministry Of Higher Education

Recent literature has suggested that the relationship between globalisation and English language proficiency implicates employability in the job market. However, it could differ in different occupational groups as well as in different countries. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether there is an effect on the graduate’s employability based on the student’s English language proficiency and their Malaysian University English Test (MUET) results. A total of 8,995 graduates who graduated in 2015 and 2016 were surveyed using data from the feedback method administered by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia from the Graduate Tracer Study 2015. The model used in this analysis would test the hypothesis as to whether there is a significant association between English language proficiency based on their MUET outcomes and their English language proficiency courses with the job status of UMS graduates in relation to their English language proficiency. In order to classify factors that influence graduate employability, an extensive analysis of the current literature is also used. For both local and global higher education contexts, the conceptual structure developed for this study applies. The knowledge offers insights into the growth of student employability and support needs for students to improve their graduate employability.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis to Enhance English Language Proficiency at a Mexican University

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-162
Author(s):  
Edgar Emmanuell Garcia-Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
English Achievement ◽  
Language Competencies

This study examines the perceptions of employers, university authorities, English teachers and students concerning needs to promote English achievement in a Mexican university. By drawing on data collected from focus groups and questionnaires, the evidence suggests that there are several needs which hinder the attainment of English objectives in this higher education context. To address this, the participants’ perceptions are reformulated into a set of recommendations which might be beneficial for this context and other higher education institutions which seek to develop English language competencies in university students. The relevance of this study is that it shows how needs analysis can be used in higher education as a tool to identify needs and formulate context-sensitive solutions for enhancing English achievement.

scholarly journals Correlation of the english language proficiency of brazilian chemistry researchers with their scientific publications

2021 ◽  
pp. e021038
Author(s):  
Gleice Cristina Ricetto ◽  
Valéria Vitor Resende Ferreira ◽  
Beatriz Gaydeczka ◽  
Artur de Jesus Motheo ◽  
Ana Claudia Granato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
The Self ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
H Index ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Education Personnel

English is the most used language for publishing scientific studies, which can be an obstacle for non-fluent researchers. This paper analyzed the self-assesments (speaking, reading, listening and writing in English) in curricula of researchers working in Postgraduate Programs in Chemistry stricto sensu in Brazil. Information on the researchers' scientific production was obtained from the Lattes Platform. A total of 24 programs were evaluated with grade 4 from Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), 10 with grade 7 and 337 researchers. Most consider themselves to have a good command of English, with the best assessment for reading. Researchers were characterized as fluent/non-fluent based on their evaluations for reading and writing. Articles in English were published, mostly, by those who read/write fluently. These researchers have the highest averages in relation to citations and h-index.

Engineering Pathways in a U.S. Public Institution of Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 236-259
Author(s):  
Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala ◽  
Anthony Maciejewski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Land Grant Institution ◽  
The U.S

This chapter relates a strategy that emerged from a larger effort of a land-grant institution in the U.S. to more rapidly increase the number of international students on campus and diversify its student body through the development and implementation of pathway programs. Pathway students are international students that do not meet the criteria for direct entry into a university due to lower levels of English language proficiency and/or GPA. The authors discuss strategies for ensuring success in these endeavors.

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