The Evaluation of the University Language Admission Standard in Australia

A Case Study based on IELTS Scores

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10.2991/assehr.k.211120.036How to use a DOI?

Keywords

language admission standard; IELTS scores; predictive validity; academic performance

Abstract

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores are widely adopted by universities as a language admission standard. A few studies have focused on the predictive validity of the IELTS test on the subsequent academic performance; however, few studies have explored the rationality of language entry requirement based on the correlation between IELTS scores and academic performance. The current study specifically investigates the Chinese international students enrolled in the Master of Applied Linguistics (AL) at the University of Melbourne (UoM). By finding the predictive validity of entry IELTS scores on the academic performance manifested the weighted average mark (WAM) in the first semester, the study aims to explore whether the English language entry requirements of AL in UoM and the University of Melbourne English Bridging Programs (UMELBP) are reasonable. According to the results, the language entry requirement of AL is reasonable, yet the language entrance standard of UMELBP needs to be reconsidered. Despite the UMELBP study, it seems like students with an IELTS score of 6.0 still lack academic learning skills in a university environment.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yue Wang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/29
TI  - The Evaluation of the University Language Admission Standard in Australia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 190
EP  - 195
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211120.036
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211120.036
ID  - Wang2021
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