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Peer reviewedHughes, Arthur – English Language Teaching Journal, 1981
Concerns research in the use of cloze tests to measure a particular language skill when a standardized paper-and-pencil test is not an obviously appropriate validating instrument. The conversational cloze test proved to be superior to a written or prose cloze test in measuring the students' oral ability. Statistical tables are given. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
