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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"English language competence"”.
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A Thai culture-centred study of communication between Thai immigration police officers and English-speaking travellers at the northern borders of Thailand
… qualitative study explores communication where English is the 'third' language used between participants whose cultures are different. The purpose was to investigate the communication experiences of Thai Immigration Police Officers (ITIPOs) and travellers to understand TIPOs' role within an …
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How Assessment Practices Influence the Academic Acculturation Process of International Graduate Students
… with six international graduate students who use English as a second language studying Master’s degree at one Canadian university. This study addresses the academic assessment and evaluation experience of international graduate students in the following four aspects: (1) their enjoyable and …
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English language and career development in higher education: the case of two Mozambican universities
… from Spolsky’s Theory of Field and Second Language Learning, Savickas’s theory of career construction, this thesis studies the disciplinary differences in the social and natural sciences regarding the possession of the English language competence and levels of engagement with academic …
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Establishing a Unified Model of Academic Literacy and a Method for Measuring Academic Readiness
… that addresses contextualized, communicative English language competence.</p> <p>This paper presents a unified model of academic literacy which treats language competence and academic writing skills within a single contextualized framework. This model was then used to develop a writing …
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Overcoming the challenges: How native English-speaking teachers develop the English speaking skills of university students in South Korea
English is considered the most important language after Korean in South Korea; thus, it is a compulsory subject in schools. English lessons begin in year three of the primary school and continue until the end of schooling, including at the university level. This was not always the case, as English …
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Strengthening English Second language competence of Foundation Phase teachers in Vhembe District, South Africa
… to investigate strategies to strengthen the English Second Language competence of Foundation Phase teachers in selected primary schools in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. Teachers are key role players in the transformation of education in South Africa. Despite the phase or grade, they …