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Fulcher, Glenn; Bamford, Ron – System, 1996
Examines standards in language testing, in the context of the legal framework of the United States and the United Kingdom. The article argues that research into test reliability and validity by testing bodies in the United States has a legal basis and examines areas in which examination boards offering English as a foreign language tests in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Court Litigation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries