Hend Alrasheed
ABSTRACT
This work aims to investigate the relationship be- tween English language proficiency and the academic perfor- mance of students enrolled in a software engineering course. The English language proficiency was measured using a reading assessment test as well as the student grades obtained from two English courses the students took during their preparatory year. Data was collected from 63 students in the Department of Information Technology, King Saud University. The results indi- cate that there is a significant but moderate positive correlation between the students proficiency in English and their academic performance in the software engineering course. The analysis also reveals that the students academic background do not play a role in their academic performance. We also find a positive correlation between the students self-perception of English abilities and their performance on the assessment test. However, a negative correlation was concluded between the easiness of the test (rated by the students) and their scores.
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- Impact of English Proficiency on Academic Performance of Software Engineering Students
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