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Integrating MOOCs in Formal Education: To Unveil EFL University Students' Self-Learning in Terms of English Proficiency and Intercultural Communicative Competence

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Huang, Ophelia H. L. – International Education Studies, 2022

This study employed a blended learning approach to investigate 98 medical university EFL students' perceptions and analyzed the learning trajectory of their LMOOCs in formal education. Meanwhile, Byram's (1997) intercultural communicative competence (ICC) model was adopted to explore if students' English proficiency and ICC abilities could enhance…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, MOOCs

The TOEFL Exam Gateway: Understanding Performance Factors among Community College Students

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Bankston, Christopher Wendel – ProQuest LLC, 2017

Research has shown that first attempt performance on the TOEFL exam can have an extremely low rate of success (Esmail, 2013). The TOEFL and IELTS exams have become gatekeepers into English language institutions and society. This case study utilizes a gap analysis framework to try and understand why students have such low performance rates on such…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Preparation