An Acknowledgment of Concern and a Concern for Lack of Acknowledgment.

Traugott, Elizabeth Closs; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ443061

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Publication Date: 1992

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An Acknowledgment of Concern and a Concern for Lack of Acknowledgment.

Traugott, Elizabeth Closs; And Others

TESOL Quarterly, v26 n1 p180-90 Spr 1992

Two members and a former member of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Policy Council respond to Raimes' concerns about the TOEFL Test of Written English, particularly regarding the Educational Testing Service's research agenda and its effect on English-as-a-Second-Language instruction and graduate school admission. (17 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Equal Education, Essays, Graduate Study, Language Research, Language Tests, Research Needs, Research Problems, Scoring, Second Language Learning, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language; Test of Written English

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