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Direct linkKrekeler, Christian – Language Testing, 2006
This study investigates the effect of background knowledge in languages for specific academic purposes (LSAP) tests. Following the observation of previous studies that the effect of background knowledge varies according to the level of language proficiency, the study applied the theory of linguistic thresholds to LSAP reading tests. The research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Tests, Language Proficiency, Prior Learning
