English proficiency testing and the prediction of academic achievement

The study investigates the ability of English proficiency tests (1) to measure levels of English proficiency among learners who have English as the medium of teaching and learning, and (2) to predict long-term academic achievement (Grade 7 to Grade 12). The tests are "discrete-point" tests, namely, error recognition and grammar tests (both multiple-choice tests), and "integrative" tests, namely, cloze tests, essay tests and dictation tests. The sample of subjects consists of two groups: (1) those taking English as a First Language subject and those taking English as a Second Language subject. These groups are given the familiar labels of Ll and L2. The main interest lies in the L2 group. The main educational context is a high school in the North West Province of South Africa.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Gamaroff, Raphael

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Makoni, Sinfree

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17870

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17870