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Peer reviewedYule, George – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
While proficiency tests make a positive statement about the language ability of those who pass, it says nothing about those who don't. Since the proficiency test's questions are too general, a "sufficiency" test was developed to determine if students had "enough" English to meet the needs that motivated their study. (PJM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Linguistic Competence
