Assessing Languages for Specific PurposesThis text examines the issues surrounding the implementation of tests of language for specific purposes. It includes an in-depth discussion of the issues, an examination of the current exams, and a comprehensive overview of the literature. |
Contents
Why test language for specific purposes? | 1 |
Specific purpose language ability | 24 |
Context discourse domains and task characteristics | 41 |
Strategic competence between knowledge and context | 75 |
From target language use to test tasks | 92 |
Specific purpose tests of listening and speaking | 129 |
Specific purpose tests of reading and writing | 189 |
LSP test development and technology | 246 |
other LSP tests | 283 |
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