A Communicative Approach to Testing Written English in Nonnative Speakers.

Salvi, Rita

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Communicative Approach to Testing Written English in Nonnative Speakers.

Salvi, Rita

Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, v23 n2 p67-91 May-Aug 1991

Discusses the process of developing a communicative reading/writing test based on authentic materials for university students in economics, political science, or law who are nonnative English speakers. (27 references) (CFM)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Testing, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

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Language: English

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