Profiling students’ English language writing proficiency to the CEFR: the case of an English medium instruction university

Abu Sufi, Mohd. Khairul and Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza (2022) Profiling students’ English language writing proficiency to the CEFR: the case of an English medium instruction university. In: International Language Symposium 2022 (ILS 2022), 27th-28th September 2022, Virtual. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The introduction of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) into the Malaysian educational platform has brought numerous benefits to students studying the English language subject at primary, secondary, and tertiary level education. This is because the CEFR enables the profiling of Malaysian students’ English language proficiency to a universally recognised standards. Much research revolving CEFR in the Malaysian education system circumnavigates surmounting issue at the primary and secondary level education whilst CEFR research at higher education usually concerns users’ perception and implementation of the framework at institutional level. However, this study aimed at profiling the English language writing proficiency of tertiary level students studying at a full-fledged English medium instruction (EMI) public university. This quantitative study was conducted at the main campus of the EMI university and a total of 460 final year students from 8 different faculties participated. The data collection instrument comprised of an essay question that was adapted from an IELTS textbook and assessed by 2 of the university’s language experts using the CEFR illustrative descriptor scale for the general linguistic range. Data was tabulated using SPSS and the outcome was presented using simple descriptive statistics. Findings indicated that the majority of students at the EMI public university could be profiled as having an English language writing proficiency of B2+. Additionally, it was also discovered that students studying at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Law and Order, and Communication and Management fared better than the students from the other faculties as 100% (n=129) of the participants managed to score CEFR B2 and higher in their English language essay.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	6205/100897
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CEFR, English Medium Instruction, writing, tertiary level education, university
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > PE English
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) > English Language Division
Depositing User:	Mohd Khairul Abu SUfi
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2023 12:42
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2023 12:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/100897

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