Maurice Tweedie, University of Calgary

Research

language proficiency testing language benchmarking nursing professionals internationally educated nurses

Latest funding

Improving language assessment for internationally educated nurses in Canada: a concurrent validity study of two proficiency tests
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,998

All 1 grants and awards

Improving language assessment for internationally educated nurses in Canada: a concurrent validity study of two proficiency tests

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Tweedie, Maurice Gregory

Keywords: language proficiency testing; language benchmarking; nursing professionals; internationally educated nurses

$24,998

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: language proficiency testing Dear Professor Tweedie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on language proficiency testing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Improving language assessment for internationally educated nurses in Canada: a concurrent validity study of two proficiency tests" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]