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008 141003s2015 enka b 001 0 eng
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_beng
_cDLC
_erda
_dUK-RwCLS
050 0 4 _aP53.255
_b.R43 2015
090 _aP 53.255 .R43 2015
100 1 _aRead, John,
_d1948-
_eauthor.
_98017
245 1 0 _aAssessing English proficiency for university study /
_cJohn Read, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
264 1 _aBasingstoke, Hampshire :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2015.
300 _axvii, 252 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 224-242) and index.
505 0 _a 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.
520 0 0 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aCommunicative competence
_xTesting.
_98018
650 0 _aCommunicative competence
_xSocial aspects.
_98019
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xAbility testing.
_92275
650 0 _aLanguage and culture
_xStudy and teaching.
_98020
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_cBOOK
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