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082			_a428.3 _bBUC
100			_aBuck, Gary ;
245			_aAssessing listening
260			_aCambridge ; New York : _bCambridge University Press, _c©2001, [2010]
300			_axiii, 274 p. :
500			_aIncluded Bibliography, Index.
505			_a1. An overview of listening comprehension -- 2. What is unique to listening -- 3. Approaches to assessing listening -- 4. Defining the construct -- 5. Creating tasks -- 6. Providing suitable texts -- 7. Designing and constructing complete assessments -- 8. Illustrative tests of listening comprehension -- 9. Summary and future developments.
520			_aThis text outlines in an accessible manner the theory and research relating to the listening ability of foreign language learners. It provides language teachers with guidelines to design and develop suitable listening tasks for their students.
650			_aListening -- Ability testing.
650			_aListening comprehension.
650			_aLanguage and languages -- Ability testing.
942			_cREF
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