Journal article
"Language," "communication," and the longing for the authentic in LSP testing
Language testing, v 33(2), pp 289-299
01 Apr 2016
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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.
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- Title
- "Language," "communication," and the longing for the authentic in LSP testing
- Creators
- Barbara Hoekje - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Language testing, v 33(2), pp 289-299
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000375171000009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84971474347
- Other Identifier
- 991019168797304721
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- Language & Linguistics
- Linguistics