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ERIC Number: EJ158991
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Some Observations on Testing and Motivation
Gewirtz, Agatha
English Language Teaching Journal, 31, 3, 240-244, Apr 77
An oral situational structural test developed for ESL students is discussed. This article proposes that tests can be used as motivational instruments and as teaching instruments. Properly used, tests enable students to see a link between ultimate language proficiency and immediate exam passage. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Test Construction, Verbal Tests
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