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Piloting the Post-Entry Language Assessment: Outcomes from a New System for Supporting Research Candidates with English as an Additional Language
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Tynan, Liz; Johns, Kellie – Quality in Higher Education, 2015
The Post-Entry Language Assessment (PELA) was introduced by the James Cook University Graduate Research School in February 2013 as a pilot programme to test a new mechanism for initiating post-enrolment support for research degree candidates who have English as an additional language. Language ability does not necessarily, on its own, predict…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Mixed Methods Research