Sharpling, Gerard (2004) Inter-cultural issues in testing Chinese students' writing. English Language Teacher Education and Development, Vol.8 . pp. 67-82. ISSN 1365-3741.
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Abstract
This paper looks at some of the inter-cultural issues involved in testing the writing proficiency of Chinese students applying for undergraduate and graduate programmes at the University of Warwick, UK, and other British universities. An inter-cultural understanding of the language testing experience, though rarely pursued within the language testing literature, is useful for two reasons. Firstly, a better understanding of what learners and teachers of another culture think about English language tests written within English-speaking countries is helpful for those teachers and examiners who are unfamiliar with that culture. Secondly, as a general principle, writing assessors need to become more actively involved in a process of inter-cultural dialogue, so that they better understand the students they are assessing. This involves an exchange of views with a variety of professional people from other cultures, as well as their own.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Chinese students -- Great Britain, Educational evaluation -- Great Britain, Language and languages -- Ability testing -- Great Britain, Intercultural communication |
Journal or Publication Title: | English Language Teacher Education and Development |
Publisher: | University of Warwick |
ISSN: | 1365-3741 |
Official Date: | 2004 |
Dates: | Date Event 2004 Published |
Volume: | Vol.8 |
Page Range: | pp. 67-82 |
Status: | Peer Reviewed |
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons open licence) |
URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/3236/ |
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