Assessing English proficiency for university study. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Read, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
• Authors: Read, John, 1948-
• Contents: 1. The Context: Students in English-medium Universities -- 2. Post-entry Language Assessments in Australia -- 3. The DELNA Programme at the University of Auckland -- 4. Post-entry Assessments in Other Countries -- 5. The Case for Introducing a Post-entry Assessment -- 6. Defining and Assessing Academic Language Proficiency -- 7. Defining and Assessing Academic Literacy -- 8. A Diagnostic Perspective on Post-entry Assessment -- 9. The Design of Academic English Assessments -- 10. The Validation of a Post-entry Assessment -- Postscript.
• Publisher Details: Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 428.0076; Education; Communicative competence -- Testing; Communicative competence -- Social aspects; English language -- Ability testing; Language and culture -- Study and teaching; Semantics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Semantics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Study & Teaching; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General; Communicative competence -- Testing; English language -- Ability testing; Language and culture -- Study and teaching; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Semantics; Language: history & general works; Semantics, discourse analysis, etc; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137315694; 1137315695
• Related ISBNs: 9780230285163; 0230285163; 9781349330287; 1349330280
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-242) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (EBL platform, viewed September 14, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.