@article{witt2014effect,
  title = {The Effect of Language Proficiency on Course Results},
  author = {Emlyn Witt and Irene Lill},
  year = 2014,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JELHE/2014/411199/},
  journal = {Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education},
  volume = (2014),
  pages = 12,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.411199,
  abstract = {The number of people learning and working in foreign language contexts is increasing with globalization and this has implications for the effectiveness of communication and understanding. While it is generally acknowledged that some level of disadvantage is experienced by those with limited language proficiency, the extent of this disadvantage is context-specific and difficult to measure.Historical and current language policies at Tallinn University of Technology provide a unique opportunity for testing and measuring the effects of students' language proficiencies on their course results. In earlier related research, the significance of the language proficiency effect was established for Civil Engineering students. The research reported in this article draws on six years of students' performance data to estimate the magnitude of the effect of language proficiency on the results of a course entitled "Project Management in Construction". The findings indicate a significant performance disadvantage is associated with language proficiency levels at or below the (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) B2 reference level in comparison with higher levels of language proficiency.},
  keywords = {Language proficiency, engineering education, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages},
  note = Article ID: 411199
}