TY - BOOK AU - Douglas, Dan ; TI - Assessing language for specific purposes SN - 0521584957 U1 - 428.24 PY - 2000/// CY - Cambridge ; New York : PB - Cambridge University Press, KW - Language and languages -- Ability testing. KW - Sublanguage -- Study and teaching. KW - Second language acquisition -- Testing. KW - Tests N1 - Included Index; Why test language for specific purposes? -- Specific purpose languge ability -- Context, discourse domainds, and task characteristics -- Strategic competence: between knouledge and context -- From target language use to test tasks -- Specific purpose tests of reading and writing -- LSP test development and technology N2 - This text examines the issues surrounding the implementation of tests of language for specific purposes. It includes an in-depth discussion of the issues, an examination of the current exams, and a comprehensive overview of the literature ER -