Descriptor
Source
International Review of… | 2 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Beardsmore, H. Baetens – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1974
A testing technique is reported for testing oral production which attempts to combine the advantages of the interview test and the standardized, discrete-point test and to improve standardization of tests of oral production. (RM)
Descriptors: Grading, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests

Politzer, Robert L.; McGroarty, Mary – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Discusses the difference between communicative competence and linguistic performance. Describes the development, administration, and results of a three-part discrete point test based on rather specific definitions of communicative competence. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Language Tests, Linguistic Performance