Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6841834 International Review of Economics Education 2018 25 Pages PDF
Abstract
Based on data from international transfer students in a dual degree undergraduate economics program in the U.S., this research asks whether English proficiency impacts academic performance measured as the overall U.S. GPA upon graduation and the grade obtained in a writing-intensive capstone course. The results indicate that English proficiency positively impacts academic performance, but at a declining rate. This non-linear relationship is sensitive to whether students placed into an English as a Second Language program are included in the sample or not and the type of achievement variable considered, thus highlighting a more nuanced result than expected.
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