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Using Quality Management Systems to Improve Test Development and Standards and to Promote Good Practice: A Case Study of Testing Italian as a Foreign Language
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Grego Bolli, Giuliana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This article discusses the problem of quality in the production of language tests in the context of Italian language examinations. The concept of quality is closely related to the application of stated standards and related procedures. These standards, developed over the last thirty years, are mainly related to the concepts of the accountability…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Test Construction, Standards, Case Studies
Arguing about How the World Is or How the World Should Be: The Role of Argument in IELTS Tests
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Coffin, Caroline – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2004
Non native speakers of English wishing to study at tertiary level in English speaking countries are increasingly required to prove their English language competence by taking an internationally recognised test such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS). This article…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Persuasive Discourse, Essays, English for Academic Purposes
Guidelines, a Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1988-1992.
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Guidelines, 1992
This document consists of five years (1988-1992, 10 issues) of the Singapore-based journal "Guidelines." Issues contain articles on a variety of topics in second language teaching. Topics include classroom language teaching strategies, techniques for teaching specific language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) or knowledge…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques