TY - JOUR
AU - ROBERTSON, DANIEL L.
AB -  This research investigated the extent to which foreign students’ reported use of English, their perceptions of the importance of English language skills, and their proficiency in English are related to their membership in groups based on academic discipline, academic level, and teaching assistantship status. The instruments used were a 72-item questionnaire and two interview schedules. The foreign student population at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus (n=1481) was surveyed using the mailed questionnaire, with a return rate of 57%. The interview schedules were administered by telephone to random samples of volunteers (n=20) and questionnaire nonrespondents (n=20), and to a selected sample (n=20) of university faculty and staff. Composite variables measuring use, importance, and ability in the four major skill areas (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) were constructed from the questionnaire items, and the reliability of these composites as scales was determined. Using multiple linear regression analysis, each of the composites, as well as TOEFL score, were regressed separately as dependent variables on the independent variables for academic discipline, academic level, and TA status, as well as on covariates related to total use, importance, or ability. In those regressions where significant main effects were observed, post-hoc comparisons of means 
TI - English Language Use, Needs, and Proficiency among Foreign Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Cbampaign
JF - Tesol Quarterly
DO - 10.2307/3586342
DA - 1984-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/english-language-use-needs-and-proficiency-among-foreign-students-at-1f2I0O7SuQ
SP - 144
VL - 18
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -