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The effect of in-class and one-on-one video feedback on EFL learners’ English public speaking competency and anxiety 课堂和一对一视频反馈对英语学习者英语公开演讲能力和焦虑的影响

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/mtum3193

Tingting Liu, Vahid Aryadoust

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Language assessment literacy of teachers in an English medium of instruction university: Implications for ELT training in Pakistan 英语教学大学教师的语言评估素养:对巴基斯坦英语教学培训的启示

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/bzwf5085

A. Shahzadi, A. Ducasse

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Language assessment literacy and test validation: Highlighting the role of language teachers 语言评估素养与测试验证:突出语言教师的作用

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/uqvq7101

Kari Vogt, Dina Tsagari

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The challenges of providing expert advice in policy contexts 在政策环境中提供专家建议的挑战

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/woic6861

U. Knoch

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Dimova, S., Yan, X. & Ginther, A. Local Language Testing: Design, Implementation and Development 闫晓明，陈晓明，陈晓明。本地语言测试:设计、实现和发展

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/enpw3648

M. Czajkowski

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Trust the test: Score-user perspectives on the roles of language tests in professional registration and skilled migration 信任考试:从分数使用者的角度看语言考试在专业注册和技术移民中的作用

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/makh4553

Susy Macqueen, John Pill, U. Knoch

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U. Knoch & S. Macqueen. Assessing English for Professional Purposes U. Knoch & S. Macqueen。专业英语评估

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/frht7588

Kathryn Hill

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Language testing within policy contexts: Conceptual and instrumental challenges 政策背景下的语言测试:概念和工具挑战

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/tvca8124

T. McNamara

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Negotiating the boundaries of responsibility: Rethinking test takers and the ethics of testing 协商责任的界限:重新思考考生和考试的伦理

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/ykqj4733

K. Frost

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J. Fan. The Development and Validation of Standards in Language Testing j .风扇。语言测试标准的制定与验证

Studies in Language Assessment Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.58379/kdmy2425

Yan-ping Jin

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