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Direct linkGuadagni, Donald; Xu, Ziming – Online Submission, 2021
This paper outlines and details historical L2 curriculum development for segments of China's State education system over a ten-year period beginning with the start of the Sino -- Foreign joint programs classes in 2011. A two-year post assessment from 2015-2017. Tracking students continuing test results for both the CET (College English Test)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Peer reviewedLauder, Scott – International TESOL & Technology Journal, 2022
Many institutions around the world use the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to assess test-takers' proficiency in English, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where a given Band score (or its equivalent) is required for direct entry to majors taught in English. However, despite the test's importance and despite being one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Grades (Scholastic), Student Characteristics
Kimberley Pager-McClymont; Evangelia Papathanasiou – English in Education, 2023
In this study, we used Conceptual Metaphor Theory (henceforth CMT) for the benefit of English for Academic Purposes' teaching and learning. CMT underpins how in metaphorical expressions, one concept is understood in terms of another. We argue that CMT can help students understand and master argumentation skills and essay structure, although there…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
