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Publication details [#62010]

Sebolai, Kabelo. 2016. Distinguishing between English proficiency and academic literacy in English. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 47 (1) : 45–60.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language of instruction | language proficiency | literacy | testing | university

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This inquiry disclosed that an English proficiency test, employed by a South African university for making access decisions, was unable to evaluate academic literacy, considered a singular kind of language skill, crucial for students' success.