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Lazaraton, Anne; Riggenbach, Heidi – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a semidirect test of oral proficiency, the Rhetorical Task Examination (RTE), is reported. The RTE proposes a compromise approach to rating oral skills by having two scales: one for the functional ability for accomplishing rhetorical tasks and one for linguistic competence. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
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Bachman, Lyle F.; And Others – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
The abilities measured by the First Certificate of English (FCE) administered by the Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate are compared with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by the Educational Testing Service. The analyses suggest that the FCE and TOEFL appear to measure the same common aspect of language…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries