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The Impact of Academic Acculturation and Language Proficiency on International Students’ University Experience and Academic Success: A Longitudinal Study

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The Impact of Academic Acculturation and Language Proficiency on International Students’ University Experience and Academic Success: A Longitudinal Study

Neumann, Heike, Kozak, Stephanie and Gil, Leslie (2023) The Impact of Academic Acculturation and Language Proficiency on International Students’ University Experience and Academic Success: A Longitudinal Study. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 79 (2). pp. 121-140. ISSN 0008-4506

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3138/cmlr-2021-0055

Abstract

The Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) assessment is a proficiency test for university admission. Most research has focused on the paper edition, not the recent computer edition (CE). Validity research on other proficiency tests found that relationships between proficiency scores and academic achievement measures can be tenuous because other factors intervene in students’ chances to succeed. Research on academic success has examined academic acculturation (Berry, 1997) as one factor. However, the impact of acculturation on academic achievement has not been examined alongside language proficiency test scores. The current study investigated this issue by focusing on students with a range of CAEL scores and examining the relationship between CAEL-CE scores, academic achievement, and academic acculturation. Forty-four students at a Canadian English-medium university participated in the study. Students’ grade point averages were obtained, and an academic acculturation questionnaire was administered. A subset of participants partook in focus groups. The findings and their implications are discussed.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Education
Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Authors:Neumann, Heike and Kozak, Stephanie and Gil, Leslie
Journal or Publication:The Canadian Modern Language Review
Date:2 May 2023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):10.3138/cmlr-2021-0055
ID Code:992400
Deposited By: Heike Neumann
Deposited On:13 Jul 2023 17:38
Last Modified:02 May 2024 00:00
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