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Direct linkO'Hagan, Sally; Pill, John; Zhang, Ying – Language Testing, 2016
Criticism of specific-purpose language (LSP) tests is often directed at their limited ability to represent fully the demands of the target language use situation. Such criticisms extend to the criteria used to assess test performance, which may fail to capture what matters to participants in the domain of interest. This paper reports on the…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Language Tests, English for Special Purposes, Criticism
