> * How does English proficiency correlate with programming mastery: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277097932_A_CORRELA.. https://www.researchgate.net

> * How does English proficiency correlate with programming mastery: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277097932_A_CORRELA.. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277097932_A_CORRELA.... I find this conceptually wrong, at least, based on the abstract. They're looking for a correlation: > This research is conducted to find out whether the learners' English proficiency correlates or affects the learners' ability or mastery in writing a computer program which is appropriate, but their conclusion: > The result of this study can be used as a consideration in improving the teaching of English for Informatics Engineering learners implies causation, which contradicts their intent. My point is - there are a lot of variables at play, the simplest being that people who are good in spoken languages, are naturally inclined to learn a computer language (d'oh). I think a very interesting way to make the research more rigorous, would have been to test with a non-english programming language (although, based on their approach, that would require a whole semester). Am I missing something?