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Direct linkBlake, Robert J. – L2 Journal, 2020
L2 lexical studies have established that learners need to acquire knowledge of the first 3,000 most frequent words in order to enjoy 95% coverage of the vocabulary used in spontaneous speech (Nation 2006). However, there has been little data available that reveal how many of these most frequent words can be recognized by university language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Bilingualism
Sok, Sarah; Du, Qian; Lee, Jerry Won – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
Various examinations are administered at universities across the US as a means of assessing bilingual/multilingual international teaching assistants' (ITAs') proficiency in spoken English before they are permitted to teach. While such exams are taken by students in a range of academic disciplines, recent research suggests that communicative…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textRamírez, Alexander – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2020
This reflection paper disseminates the design and implementation of an English placement test for first semester students from different majors. This design was carried out within the framework of a research project in a Colombian public university. The article has a twofold purpose: to scrutinize the stages leading to a test, and to highlight the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996
A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)
