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Direct linkDiane Pecorari; Hans Malmström; Philip Shaw – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The undeniable importance of reading in higher education prompted this investigation into the reading skills of a group often overlooked in previous research: master's level students studying in English-medium instruction (EMI) environments. Participants (148 master's-level students of engineering) completed the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Form G),…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Yalcin, Seher – Research Papers in Education, 2022
This study aims to identify the literacy skills of individuals whose highest level of education was in the field 'teacher training and educational sciences'. The study sample comprised 10,618 individuals in the field of teacher training and educational sciences, selected from 31 countries (participating in the International Adult Skills Assessment…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Skills, Educational Attainment, Adults
Download full textOwen, Nathaniel; Shrestha, Prithvi N.; Hultgren, Anna Kristina – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
This project examined academic reading in two contrasting English as a medium of instruction (EMI) university settings in Nepal and Sweden and the unique challenges facing students who are studying in a language other than their primary language. The motivation for the project was to explore the role of high-stakes testing in EMI contexts and the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Reading Tests, Language of Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Lundgren, Berit; Botha, Liz – Education Inquiry, 2010
The implication of reading competence in developing reflection and thinking is an important issue for student teachers to consider. Reading is also a competence, in which the language at the disposal of a person is included, to use for social development and mutual understanding. This article is based on a case study and is concerned with how some…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Thinking Skills, Student Teachers, Case Studies
