Many candidates undertaking high-stakes English language proficiency tests for academic
enrolment do not achieve the results they need for reasons including linguistic unreadiness …

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the university admissions and proficiency testing
landscape. One change has been the meteoric rise in use of the fully automated Duolingo …

Key findings, analysis and recommendations that have emerged from a research
project,'Using Human Language Technology to enhance academic integrity, inclusivity …

The role of international students' English language proficiency has been extensively
researched to understand its impact on academic achievement in English-medium …

Test preparation has garnered considerable attention in second language (L2) education
due to the significant implications that successful performance on a language test may have …

Research in L2 writing contexts has shown developing writers' beliefs exert a powerful
mediating effect on how they respond to written feedback. The mediating role of beliefs is …

The spread of COVID-19 has changed the traditional education pattern, and prolonged
home isolation and online learning have brought unprecedented challenges to second …

Germany is a non-English speaking country with a large and growing number of incoming
international degree-seeking students. However, their estimated dropout rates are high. This …

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores have been widely used as
the language entry requirements for international students in many English-medium …

Due to pressure to meet goals, some test-takers preparing for the IELTS (International
English Language Testing System) Writing test solicit written feedback (WF) from an expert …