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Authentic Foreign Language Testing in a Brazilian University Entrance Exam.

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Cardoso, Rosana M. F. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998

This study analyzed English language tests administered in Brazil as part of a university entrance examination, focusing on the authenticity of its tests of second language reading comprehension, the concept of reading as an interactive process between reader and text, a proficiency-based view of language instruction, and the psychometric…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education