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

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Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI:10.1177/23294906241246706

Ismail Ben Douissa, Khaled Besbes

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Abstract

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.

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英语语言能力测试在预测中东地区学习成绩方面的局限性：沙迦大学商科 EFL 学生案例研究

本文讨论了语言能力测试在预测沙迦大学商科学生学习成绩方面的局限性。文章的重点是入校前接受过阿拉伯语教学的 EFL 学生。文章利用回归分析模型证明，托福和雅思等标准化测试无法预测学生在写作能力方面的弱点。所提出的方法使用了几个替代变量，可以更有针对性地调查这种弱点。研究最后向 EFL 教师和教学大纲设计者提出了切实可行的建议，以提高这类学生的写作能力。

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Business and Professional Communication Quarterly COMMUNICATION-

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