Perceptions of Language-trained Raters and Occupational Experts in a Test of Occupational English Language Proficiency

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 347-367

  Lumley, Tom ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Language for specific purposes; Language in occupational settings; Language testing; Occupational English; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346312119     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(97)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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