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020 _a9783125333765
082 _a428.24
_bDOU
100 _aDouglas, Dan ;
245 _aAssessing language for specific purposes
260 _aCambridge ; New York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2000.
300 _axiii, 311 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Index.
505 _aWhy 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aLanguage and languages -- Ability testing.
650 _aSublanguage -- Study and teaching.
650 _aSecond language acquisition -- Testing.
650 _aTests.
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