Local Lecturers, International Students and Their Linguistic Compatibility
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https://doi.org/10.22364/BJELLC.07.2017.05Keywords:
language proficiency levels, academic English, anchor item, online assessment, assessment justification, acoustic input, output, dictationAbstract
The aim of this study is to compare the linguistic proficiency levels of lecturers and students, using an online lecture passage dictation as an anchor item between the two tests developed for students and lecturers. The article also reports on the use of the said dictation as a means of the assessment justification (Bachman, 2013) of the proficiency test offered via at a University in Latvia Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) system (Online 1), making the test available in different parts of the world. The main finding is that the lecturers and their students’ language proficiency is comparable when using Gary Buck’s (2001) and Common European Framework of Reference (2006) frameworks of phonological, orthographic, lexical, syntactical and discourse competence levels.
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