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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rajendram, Shakina
• Sinclair, Jeanne
• Larson, Elizabeth

Titel

International Graduate Students’ Perspectives on High-Stakes English Tests and the Language Demands of Higher Education

Ist Teil von

• Language & literacy (Kingston, Ont.), 2019-01, Vol.21 (4), p.68-92

Ort / Verlag

Toronto: Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The internationalization of higher education in Canada has given rise to the increased use of standardized English language proficiency tests as gatekeeping measures in university admission policies. However, many international students who are successful on these tests still struggle with the academic and language demands of their programs. Drawing on a thematic analysis of life story interviews with five international graduate students at a major Canadian university, this study examines students’ perceptions on the skills elicited by the IELTS and TOEFL, the language demands and pragmatic norms of their graduate program in language education, and the university’s language support programs.