"Language, " "communication, " and the longing for the authentic in LSP testing. (April 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Language, " "communication, " and the longing for the authentic in LSP testing. (April 2016)
- Main Title:
- "Language, " "communication, " and the longing for the authentic in LSP testing
- Authors:
- Hoekje, Barbara
- Other Names:
- Elder Catherine guest-editor.
- Abstract:
- This commentary argues that the OET research raises inescapable contradictions in trying to separate "language" from "communication" within a weak performance test and advocates for reconceptualizing the legitimate domain of "language" more widely, reclaiming the full potential of the communicative competence framework.
- Is Part Of:
- Language testing. Volume 33:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
- Journal:
- Language testing
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0033-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 289
- Page End:
- 299
- Publication Date:
- 2016-04
- Subjects:
- Authenticity -- communicative competence -- language for specific purposes -- language model -- LSP -- OET -- performance test
Language and languages -- Ability testing -- Periodicals
Language and languages -- Examinations -- Periodicals
407.6 - Journal URLs:
- http://ltj.sagepub.com ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0265532215607921 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0265-5322
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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