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S004 1/2 | Academic language proficiency and academic achievement of L2 and L1 students in higher education

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The symposium investigates the links between academic language proficiency and academic achievement in higher education among international students and home students. International students do not enjoy the same level of academic success as home students and are at a greater risk of failure. Similar issues have been reported for home students from less traditional backgrounds (so-called 'first generation students'), since large differences in language and literacy ability have been found among L1 students. L2 and L1 students thus appear to have many problems in common, as academic language is a special register that has to be learned by everyone. The symposium will focus on (i) the definition of academic language proficiency as a construct; (ii) both global and specific measures for assessing academic language proficiency; (iii) the influence of individual learner variables on academic language proficiency; (iv) academic language proficiency as a predictor of academic achievement; (v) the effect of a remedial language program. Addressing these issues is crucial not just for identifying students at risk and providing practical remediation, but also for a full understanding of language learning development at advanced levels. Symposium organizers: Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder (University of Amsterdam). Featured speaker: Danijela Trenkic (University of York).

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August 19, 2021 02:30 PM - August 19, 2022 06:00 PM(Europe/Amsterdam)
Venue : Room 1
20210819T1430 20210819T1800 Europe/Amsterdam S004 1/2 | Academic language proficiency and academic achievement of L2 and L1 students in higher education

The symposium investigates the links between academic language proficiency and academic achievement in higher education among international students and home students. International students do not enjoy the same level of academic success as home students and are at a greater risk of failure. Similar issues have been reported for home students from less traditional backgrounds (so-called 'first generation students'), since large differences in language and literacy ability have been found among L1 students. L2 and L1 students thus appear to have many problems in common, as academic language is a special register that has to be learned by everyone. The symposium will focus on (i) the definition of academic language proficiency as a construct; (ii) both global and specific measures for assessing academic language proficiency; (iii) the influence of individual learner variables on academic language proficiency; (iv) academic language proficiency as a predictor of academic achievement; (v) the effect of a remedial language program. Addressing these issues is crucial not just for identifying students at risk and providing practical remediation, but also for a full understanding of language learning development at advanced levels. Symposium organizers: Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder (University of Amsterdam). Featured speaker: Danijela Trenkic (University of York).

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Dr. Ineke Vedder
research associate Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication
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University of Amsterdam
Jordi Heeren
KU Leuven
Dr. Veronica Benigno
Principal Research Scientist
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Pearson Education
Franke Teunisse
Programme manager language testing
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Radboud in'to Languages, Radboud University Nijmegen
Eleonora Piangerelli
University of Pavia | University of Bergamo
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Prof.Dr Folkert Kuiken
Prof.Dr Folkert Kuiken
University of Amsterdam
Ms. Penny Heisterkamp
Ms. Penny Heisterkamp
AILA2021 volunteer
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