Towards Authenticity of Task in Test Development.

Wu, Weiping M.; Stansfield, Charles W.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Towards Authenticity of Task in Test Development.

Wu, Weiping M.; Stansfield, Charles W.

Language Testing, v18 n2 p187-206 Apr 2001

Describes a working model used to determine the target language use in a language for specific purpose test project: the Listening Summary Translation Exam in Taiwanese (LSTE/T). The purpose of the LSTE/T was to evaluate the summary translation ability of applicants who want to work as linguists in law enforcement agencies in the United States. Discussion focuses on authenticity of task. (Author)

Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Usage, Languages for Special Purposes, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Testing, Translation

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