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Direct linkPill, John; Woodward-Kron, Robyn – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2012
The recently published article "English Proficiency Tests and Communication Skills Training for Overseas-Qualified Health Professionals in Australia and New Zealand" (Wette, 2011) aims to address perceived problems and misconceptions associated with the testing of English language skills and professional communicative competence of…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Download full textAta, Abe W. – Journal of International Students, 2015
The main objective of this study is to determine the knowledge, education and attitudes of Chinese, Indian and Arab speaking students in Australia towards the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. A questionnaire was administered to 200 students at six university language centers to investigate their overall response towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Skills
Pill, John; Harding, Luke – Language Testing, 2013
This study identifies a unique context for exploring lay understandings of language testing and, by extension, for characterizing the nature of language assessment literacy among non-practitioners, stemming from data in an inquiry into the registration processes and support for overseas trained doctors by the Australian House of Representatives…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Medical Graduates
