In 2000 Census microdata, various outcomes of second-generation immigrants are related to their parents' age at arrival to the United States, and in particular whether that age fell within the "critical period" of language acquisition. We interpret this as an effect of the parent's English-language skills and construct an instrumental variable for parental English proficiency. Estimates of the ...

What are the processes underlying the judgments of translation? And what is the role of language proficiency? This study addresses these questions by examining how Chinese-English bilinguals evaluate poetry translations. Participants were shown haikus in Chinese and the corresponding English translations and were asked to rate the translation quality. The English translations ranged from litera...

Although anecdotally there appear to be differences in the way native speakers use and comprehend their native language, most empirical investigations of language processing study university students and none have studied differences in language proficiency, which may be independent of resource limitations such as working memory span. We examined differences in language proficiency in adult mon...

in recent years a great number of books have appeared in various fields of esp, and the number is increasing every year. these books are specially prepared and adapted for foreign students possessing varying degrees of language skills. experts believe that the production of esp books is a vital task that requires several stages and procedures. to produce these materials, special attention shou...

This study investigated the relationship between Iranian EFL learners’ use of strategies in producing English collocations and their proficiency level. Participants were 115 undergraduate university students at 3 proficiency levels, that is, low, intermediate, and high, majoring in English language at the Faculty of Letters and Humanties at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran. Their select...

Penguasaan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris menjadi kebutuhan masyarakat, khususnya dalam pendidikan. Untuk mengukur kemahiran diperlukan tes berstandar internasional yang disebut dengan Test of English Proficiency (TOEP) atau as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Oleh karena itu, pendampingan persiapan Tes TOEFL sejak level sekolah menengah. Kegiatan dilaksanakan pengabdian ini adalah memberikan pelatihan...

Nowadays, a wide range of professions around the world employs English as an International Language. Many people learn to keep up with worldwide advances in areas like education, technology, tourism, health, and economics. is widely utilized many facets human life. additionally necessary for graduation. Students must pass proficiency test graduate from university (EPT). Self-esteem, essential c...