English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language
Students who speak English as a second language (ESL) face considerable challenges in English language universities, but little is known about the relationship between English-language acculturation and academic performance. A prospective, correlational design was used to validate the English Langu...
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| author | Salamonson, Y. Everett, B. Koch, J. Andrew, S. Davidson, Patricia |
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| description | Students who speak English as a second language (ESL) face considerable challenges in English language universities, but little is known about the relationship between English-language acculturation and academic performance. A prospective, correlational design was used to validate the English Language Acculturation Scale (ELAS), a measure of the linguistic aspect of acculturation, and to determine the relationship between English-language acculturation and academic achievement among 273 first-year nursing students. Exploratory factor analyses demonstrated that the ELAS was a valid and reliable measure (α = .89). When ELAS scores were examined in relation to students' grades students with the lowest ELAS scores also had the lowest mean subject grades, highlighting the need to place a greater emphasis on identifying English-language acculturation among ESL students. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-194102017-09-13T16:01:02Z English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language Salamonson, Y. Everett, B. Koch, J. Andrew, S. Davidson, Patricia higher education academic performance nursing education acculturation Students who speak English as a second language (ESL) face considerable challenges in English language universities, but little is known about the relationship between English-language acculturation and academic performance. A prospective, correlational design was used to validate the English Language Acculturation Scale (ELAS), a measure of the linguistic aspect of acculturation, and to determine the relationship between English-language acculturation and academic achievement among 273 first-year nursing students. Exploratory factor analyses demonstrated that the ELAS was a valid and reliable measure (α = .89). When ELAS scores were examined in relation to students' grades students with the lowest ELAS scores also had the lowest mean subject grades, highlighting the need to place a greater emphasis on identifying English-language acculturation among ESL students. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19410 10.1002/nur.20224 Wiley Periodicals Inc restricted |
| spellingShingle | higher education academic performance nursing education acculturation Salamonson, Y. Everett, B. Koch, J. Andrew, S. Davidson, Patricia English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title | English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title_full | English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title_fullStr | English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title_full_unstemmed | English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title_short | English-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| title_sort | english-language acculturation predicts academic performance in nursing students who speak english as a second language |
| topic | higher education academic performance nursing education acculturation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19410 |