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Zhang, Ying; Elder, Catherine – Language Testing, 2011
This paper reports the findings of an empirical study on ESL/EFL teachers' evaluation and interpretation of oral English proficiency as elicited by the national College English Test-Spoken English Test (CET-SET) of China. Informed by debates on the issue of native speaker (NS) norms which have become the focus of attention in recent years, this…
Descriptors: Language Tests, College English, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers
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Elder, Catherine – International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 2005
This paper considers the role of tests in evaluating the effectiveness of a government-funded initiative to teach heritage languages in selected Australian schools. External evaluations were commissioned by the central educational authority and included a pre-and post-test requirement, although the nature and purpose of the tests was not…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Testing, Language Tests, English (Second Language)