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Language Anxiety and Proficiency in a Foreign Language
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1997Study examined the extent to which there would be differences in oral and written proficiency in a foreign language among groups of low-, average-, and high-anxious high school students. Participants were 60 girls attending a single-sex, college-preparatory high school and completing the second year of a foreign language course.
R L, Sparks +4 more
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Positioning language proficiency
Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, 2015In this article I work from the intersection of what Talmy (2010, 2011) termed the ‘interview as social practice’ and multilingual discourse to examine how researcher–participant subjectivities and notions of language proficiency were explored, assumed and resisted during my interactions with a participant I call Emilio.
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Second Language Proficiency and Cross‐Language Lexical Activation
Language Learning, 2012Although research has consistently shown that a bilingual's two languages interact on multiple levels, it is also well‐established that bilinguals can vary considerably in their proficiency in the second language (L2). In this paper we review empirical studies that have examined how differences in L2 proficiency modulate cross‐language co‐activation ...
Hell, J.G. van, Tanner, D.
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Language proficiency and nursing registration
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2016This discussion paper focuses on English proficiency standards for nursing registration in Australia, how Australia has dealt with the issue of language proficiency, and the factors which have led to the establishment of the current language standards.
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2015
The inclusion of “advanced language proficiency” in this Handbook is a first even as a concern for “advancedness” is hardly new. Two views of language have influenced existing research, particularly in the USA: an earlier cognitive, psycholinguistic “acquisition” orientation and a more recent social, “use” orientation.
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The inclusion of “advanced language proficiency” in this Handbook is a first even as a concern for “advancedness” is hardly new. Two views of language have influenced existing research, particularly in the USA: an earlier cognitive, psycholinguistic “acquisition” orientation and a more recent social, “use” orientation.
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Beyond Host Language Proficiency
Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015As international students navigate in a foreign educational environment, having higher levels of coping or stress-resistance resources—both internal and external—could be related to increased satisfaction with personal and university life. The internal coping resources examined in this study were host language proficiency, self-esteem, intercultural ...
Anita S. Mak +2 more
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Satisficing and language proficiency
2012FORS Working Paper Series, N° 2012 ...
Lipps, Oliver +2 more
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Assessing Students’ Language Proficiency
Journal of Studies in International Education, 2009This article describes a model that integrates an at-home preparation intensive summer program with a short-term, study abroad summer program to increase students’ Chinese-language proficiency, cultural awareness, and personal career development. The results indicate that the at-home preparation program can build students’ self-esteem and confidence ...
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