English Language Testing in U.S. Colleges and Universities [microform] / Dan Douglas, Ed
- Bib ID:
- 5530033
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED331284
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990
- 106 p.
- ISBN:
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- 9780912207568
- 0912207566
- Summary:
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A collection of essays and research reports addresses issues in the testing of English as a Second Language (ESL) among foreign students in United States colleges and universities. They include the following: "Overview of ESL Testing" (Ralph Pat Barrett); "English Language Testing: The View from the Admissions Office" (G. James Haas); "English Language Testing: The View from the English Teaching Program" (Paul J. Angelis); "Standardized ESL Tests Used in U.S. Colleges and Universities" (Harold S. Madsen); "British Tests of English as a Foreign Language" (J. Charles Alderson); "ESL Composition Testing" (Jane Hughey); "The Testing and Evaluation of International Teaching Assistants" (Barbara S. Plakans, Roberta G. Abraham); and "Interpreting Test Scores" (Grant Henning). Appended materials include addresses for use in obtaining information about English language testing, and the questionnaire used in a survey of higher education institutions, reported in one of the articles. (MSE)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: United States Information Agency, Washington, DC. Advisory, Teaching, and Specialized Programs Div.
- Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
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- Administrators.
- Practitioners.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Admission Criteria
- College Admission
- English (Second Language)
- Foreign Countries
- Foreign Students
- Higher Education
- Language Tests
- Questionnaires
- Second Language Programs
- Standardized Tests
- Surveys
- Teaching Assistants
- Test Interpretation
- Test Results
- Writing (Composition)
- Writing Tests
- United Kingdom
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1990
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