The number of international students coming to study in Australian universities has
increased exponentially in the past decade, mirroring trends in other English speaking …

Tools for Teaching in an Educationally Mobile World examines the challenges that
undergraduate and postgraduate teachers often encounter when working with students from …

Background This study investigated the consequential validity of the International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic exam, specifically focusing on washback upon …

International students have continued to be the focus of simplistic stereotyping in media
discourse where they are frequently identified as one of the forces behind declining …

Many nations now enrol large numbers of tertiary students with English as an additional
language, raising concerns over academic literacy standards. As a result, calls for whole …

There is an established, if weak, inverse relationship between levels of English language
proficiency and academic performance in higher education. In response, higher education …

This paper reports on findings from a study of the impact of language-environments on the
second-year Chinese graduate students' English writing perceptions and performance …

Considering scoring validity as encompassing both reliable rating scale use and valid
descriptor interpretation, this study reports on the validation of a CEFR-based scale that was …

Large numbers of international students are enrolled in postgraduate coursework degrees in
English Medium of Instruction (EMI) destinations such as Australia and the UK (AUSSE …

Aim To discuss the perceptions about the International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) and its impact on migration and practice of migrant health professionals in Australia …