TY  - BOOK
AU  - Read,John
TI  - Assessing English proficiency for university study
SN  - 9780230285163
AV  - P53.255 .R43 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Basingstoke, Hampshire
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Communicative competence
KW  - Testing
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - English language
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Language and culture
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -