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The TOEFL Test of Written English: Causes for Concern.

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Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1990

Describes the development of the Educational Testing Service's (ETS) tests of composition for native speakers of English and of the Test of English as a Foreign Language's (TOEFL) Test of Written English (TWE). Recommendations are provided for carefully scrutinizing new developments in ETS testing as they affect students. (39 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Native Speakers

Predicting Success for International Teaching Assistant in a U.S. University.

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Yule, George; Hoffman, Paul – TESOL Quarterly, 1990

Analysis of performance evaluations of 233 international graduate teaching assistants found that students who received negative recommendations for teaching assignments had significantly lower Test of English-as-a-Foreign-Language and Graduate Record Examination verbal scores than those who received positive recommendations. (27 references)…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education