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Peer reviewedSeaton, Ian – Language Testing, 1987
Suggests that language testing should be more performance-based and realigned with a current and richer understanding of the language teaching and learning processes. This kind of testing has questionable validity until a wide range of variables are successfully defined and delimited. (CB)
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Performance Tests
