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Peer reviewedWesche, Marjorie Bingham – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Underlying concepts and current issues in communicative testing are described, and several promising approaches to developing communicative tests are outlined. It is suggested that appropriate testing is likely to have dramatic effects on the format and content of foreign language curricula and on student motivation because of increased relevance.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Tests, Linguistic Competence, Literature Reviews
