Does English proficiency affect academic performance?. (May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Geide-Stevenson, Doris
• Is Part Of: International review of economics education. Volume 28(2018)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 48
• Publication Date: 2018-05
• Subjects: A22; English proficiency -- Academic achievement -- Educational production function; Economics -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Economics -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 330.0711
• DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2018.04.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-3880

Abstract

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.