Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ439705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Oral Skills Testing: A Rhetorical Approach.
Lazaraton, Anne; Riggenbach, Heidi
Issues in Applied Linguistics, v1 n2 p196-217 Dec 1990
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a semidirect test of oral proficiency, the Rhetorical Task Examination (RTE), is reported. The RTE proposes a compromise approach to rating oral skills by having two scales: one for the functional ability for accomplishing rhetorical tasks and one for linguistic competence. (34 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language, Rating Scales, Rhetoric, Speech Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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