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Direct linkHe, Ling; Shi, Ling – Language Testing, 2012
This study investigates the effects of topical knowledge on ESL (English as a Second Language) writing performance in the English Language Proficiency Index (LPI), a standardized English proficiency test used by many post-secondary institutions in western Canada. The participants were 50 students with different levels of English proficiency…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Achievement Tests, Essays, Foreign Countries
Download full textLeo, Krista – TESL Canada Journal, 2012
This study examines how three age-on-arrival (AOA) groups of Chinese-background ESL students use two types of cohesive devices on a standardized essay exam. A discourse analysis of 90 first-year students' expository writing samples was conducted to ascertain how factors such as first language (L1) and length of residence (LOR) in Canada influence…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis
