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Shlesinger, Miriam – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Discusses problems inherent in testing translation students and emphasizes that the test of a translation student will depend primarily on the aim of the course concerned, e.g. tests of students in metalinguistic-awareness-oriented courses will focus on items attesting to metalinguistic knowledge rather than a mere competence in the languages per…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interpretive Skills
Download full textEl-Banna, Adel Ibrahim – 1993
The development and validation of a test of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) proficiency are described. The measure is a multiple-choice test based on translation of a literary text from English to Arabic and vice versa. Intended for rapid student placement, it is seen as overcoming most of the defects inherent in traditional translation tests.…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Freshmen, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
