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Matluck, Joseph H.; Mace-Matluck, Betty J. – 1975
This paper discusses the sociolinguistic problems inherent in multilingual testing, and the accompanying dangers of cultural bias in either the visuals or the language used in a given test. The first section discusses English-speaking Americans' perception of foreign speakers in terms of: (1) physical features; (2) speech, specifically vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
