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How Much Is Enough? Involving Occupational Experts in Setting Standards on a Specific-Purpose Language Test for Health Professionals
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Pill, John; McNamara, Tim – Language Testing, 2016
This paper considers how to establish the minimum required level of professionally relevant oral communication ability in the medium of English for health practitioners with English as an additional language (EAL) to gain admission to practice in jurisdictions where English is the dominant language. A theoretical concern is the construct of…
Descriptors: Specialists, Standard Setting, Language Tests, English (Second Language)