English for higher education

English for higher education – a research perspective

“As a developer and assessor of English language skills, our perspective is that language skills play a critical role in ensuring students’ success in higher education. Whether students have the appropriate level of English skills or not is a direct indicator of the nature and extent of support services they may require during a course of study.

Getting the language level wrong can lead to high levels of student dissatisfaction among both home and international students. This in turn has implications for the success of higher education institutions.

However, when the English language criteria for international students is set at the right level, it can lead to greater student satisfaction and an enhanced international reputation.

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) has been designed to assess at thelevels of English needed for higher education and our teams of experts carry out continuous processes of research, validation and quality management to ensure the exam’s reliability and accuracy.

The research listed below outlines these quality systems and answers many of the questions about why the exam is trusted around the world by higher education institutions, employers and governments.”