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Putting Low Alphabetic Print Literacy on the Language Testing Agenda
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Deygers, Bart – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
To date, language testing research has devoted little attention to adult L2 learners with low levels of alphabetic print literacy (LESLLA), even though this population makes up for a substantial proportion of the candidature of language tests used for migration purposes. This special issue focuses on LESLLA learners, shows how literacy impacts…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Printed Materials, Written Language, Language Tests