Electronic English Excellence: Facilitating Educational Success for the Thai Learner in an International Environment

Authors

Jan Van Maele
An Schollen

Publication Date

2004-04-01

Abstract

The objective of the Electronic English Excellence project (e-English Excellence) is increasing Asian students' English language skills before they start their studies at Group T, an engineering, educating, and enterprising institute of higher education, based in Leuven, Belgium. One part of the project revolves around the English Excellence website, a low-threshold, economical online learning environment, implemented in a collaborative effort between Group T and partner universities in Asia. The site takes students through four successive steps: self-assessment, assessment of actual proficiency through targeted language tests, feedback on self-assessment and test results, and finally, selective practice. This article describes the learner autonomy-based methodology and the criteria used to select testing and practice tools accessible via the site. It provides an illustration of the site in action, detailing the results of a first piloting project carried out at the Chulalongkorn University Language Institute.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.35.1.3

First Page

51

Last Page

68

Recommended Citation

Maele, Jan Van and Schollen, An (2004) "Electronic English Excellence: Facilitating Educational Success for the Thai Learner in an International Environment," PASAA: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.35.1.3
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol35/iss1/4