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Rendering transparency to ranking in educational assessment via Bayesian comparative judgement
Abstract Transparency in educational assessment has become an increasingly pressing concern, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic, as institutions seek more equitable, robust and defensible methods of evaluating student work. Comparative judgement (CJ) has gained traction as a promising alternative to traditional rubric‐based marking. However,
Andy Gray +4 more
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Abstract English Medium Instruction (EMI) has rapidly become an important part of higher education in many countries around the world. While the number of EMI programmes and institutions has increased, professional development programme (PDP) opportunities for EMI lecturers and their effectiveness are not yet well designed or closely aligned with local
Mehmet Birgün, Yasemin Kırkgöz
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The validation of a measure to identify academic English skills that matter for tertiary education
Since students’ academic English levels have been well researched to positively influence students’ academic success in English-medium universities, it has been the common practice for these universities to provide general English for academic purposes ...
Lyndon Lim, Wenjin Vikki Bo
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Investigating the collocations available to EAP writers
Studies on the productive use of collocations have enabled researchers to harness a wealth of information about the phenomenon. However, most such studies focus on the collocations that come to the surface in finished texts, and have not been able to ...
Frankenberg-Garcia, Ana
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A Mixed-Methods Study Into the Discipline-Specific Effect of Critical EAP on Reading Comprehension [PDF]
Although critical English for academic purposes (CEAP) has grown theoretically, more research is needed to explore it in more depth. This sequential mixed-methods study primarily aimed to examine whether the CEAP and traditional English for academic ...
Tahereh Movahhedi +2 more
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‘Almost but Not Quite’: Professional Services Working in Doctoral Education
ABSTRACT Professional Services staff who hold doctoral qualifications and remain research‐active can make important contributions to doctoral supervision and scholarly activity. Yet, despite their expertise, they are often formally excluded from doing so because their employment contracts often categorise them as outside the scope of academic ...
Joanne Caldwell, Malgorzata Drewniok
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It is well understood by international students who are studying in an English speaking country that proficiency in English is crucial to success. English for Academic Purposes has conventionally aimed to focus on a blend of language skills and study ...
Alqahtani, Majed
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Chinese teachers’ perception of how TESOL differs from teaching EAP
The last two decades have witnessed a prolific increase in academic activity in the study of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Many teachers who were trained for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) have been required to teach EAP ...
Yulong Li, Lixun Wang
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ABSTRACT Amid intensified global talent competition and domestic demographic pressures, China, Japan and South Korea (hereafter, ‘Korea’) have expanded their international student policies beyond attraction and recruitment to include stronger measures for post‐study employment and retention, repositioning international students as strategic populations
Lilan Chen, Yingxin Liu, Xin Li
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Examining University Students' Scholarly Publication in English Journals: A Case for Postgraduate Students' Written Literacy Practices [PDF]
This research aimed to screen 'essay writing' difficulties that non-native university students at postgraduate levels usually experience regarding scholarly publication in mainstream, English journals.
Marjan Vosoughi +2 more
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