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Assessing language for specific purposes

This text examines the issues surrounding the implementation of tests of language for specific purposes. It includes an in-depth discussion of the issues, an examination of the current exams, and a comprehensive overview of the literature
Print Book, English, 2000
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2000
xiii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521584951, 9780521585439, 9783125333765, 0521584957, 0521585430, 3125333768
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Contenido: Why test language for specific purposes?
Specific purpose languge ability
Context, discourse domainds, and task characteristics
Strategic competence: between knouledge and context
From target language use to test tasks
Specific purpose tests of reading and writing
LSP test development and technology