Limitations of ELP Tests in Predicting Academic Achievement in the Middle East: A Case Study of the University of Sharjah’s EFL Students Majoring in Business

This article discusses the limitations of language proficiency tests in predicting academic performance among business students at the University of Sharjah. It focuses on EFL students who had been instructed in Arabic before joining the university. Using a regression analysis model, the article dem...

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Published in:Business and professional communication quarterly 2024-04
Main Authors: Ben Douissa, Ismail, Besbes, Khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This article discusses the limitations of language proficiency tests in predicting academic performance among business students at the University of Sharjah. It focuses on EFL students who had been instructed in Arabic before joining the university. Using a regression analysis model, the article demonstrates that students’ weakness in writing proficiency cannot be predicted by standardized tests such as the TOEFL and the IELTS. The proposed method uses several alternative variables that can more resourcefully investigate such weakness. The study ended with germane recommendations to EFL teachers and syllabus designers for the enhancement of writing proficiency among this category of students.
ISSN:2329-4906
2329-4922
DOI:10.1177/23294906241246706