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| Communicative Competence… | 1 |
| Criterion Referenced Tests | 1 |
| Evaluation | 1 |
| Language Tests | 1 |
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| Journal of Applied Linguistics | 1 |
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| Davies, Alan | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDavies, Alan – Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1985
Describes three "continuum categories" of language tests and the place of communicative tests in each of the three continuums. The question of what communication involves is discussed and five different approaches to communicative language testing are presented. (SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation, Language Tests
