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Ten Years on: The Hong Kong Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English (LPATE)
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Coniam, David; Falvey, Peter – Language Testing, 2013
The "Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English" (LPATE) is a test of standards of English language ability for Hong Kong primary and secondary school teachers of English. The impetus for the creation of the LPATE arose, in 1996, because of concerns in business and education communities over falling English language…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Language Tests