Communicative Language TestingReflecting the shift which has recently occurred in approaches to languages testing in response to developments in teaching, this book highlights the importance of context, purposiveness and realistic discourse in testing, as in teaching. |
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| Title | Communicative Language Testing English language teaching English language teaching. Language teaching methodology series Language teaching methodology series Language teaching methodology series. English language teaching Language teaching methodology series. applied linguistics Prentice Hall International English Language Teaching |
| Author | Cyril J. Weir |
| Edition | 3, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall, 1990 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Oct 15, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0131552848, 9780131552845 |
| Length | 216 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General |
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