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Widening participation and English language proficiency : a convergence with implications for assessment practices in higher education
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Murray, Neil (2013) Widening participation and English language proficiency : a convergence with implications for assessment practices in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, Volume 38 (Number 2). pp. 299-311. doi:10.1080/03075079.2011.580838 ISSN 1470-174X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.580838
Abstract
The widening participation agenda has important implications for those in Englishmedium higher education institutions responsible for the provision of English
language support. Importantly, given the diverse nature of the ‘non-traditional’ student cohort that is the focus of this agenda, that section of the student population potentially requiring English language development extends beyond
those students of non-English speaking backgrounds – traditionally the focus of such provision – to include native speakers of English whose language exhibits forms (dialectal characteristics) not necessarily in keeping with the expectations of the academy, or indeed the workplace post-graduation. In order to ensure that these students have access to language support resources that are squeezed by ever-present funding pressures, there needs to be a mechanism for identifying those most at risk due to weak language. This article considers some of the issues around the implementation of a post-enrolment English language assessment regime.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education P Language and Literature > PE English |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | English language -- Study and teaching (Higher), English language -- Examinations | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Studies in Higher Education | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) | ||||
ISSN: | 1470-174X | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 38 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 299-311 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/03075079.2011.580838 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 December 2015 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 December 2015 |
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