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Assessing English proficiency for university study / John Read, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

By: Publisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: xvii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780230285163
  • 0230285163
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P53.255 .R43 2015
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.
Subject: This book focuses on strategies and procedures for assessing the academic language ability of students entering an English-medium university, so that those with significant needs can have access to opportunities to enhance their language skills.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection P 53.255 .R43 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5161727

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-242) and index.

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.

This book focuses on strategies and procedures for assessing the academic language ability of students entering an English-medium university, so that those with significant needs can have access to opportunities to enhance their language skills.

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