A Computerized Task-Based Test of Second Language Dutch for Vocational Training Purposes.

van den Branden, Kris; Depauw, Veerle; Gysen, Sara

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ERIC Number: EJ653937

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Publication Date: 2002

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A Computerized Task-Based Test of Second Language Dutch for Vocational Training Purposes.

van den Branden, Kris; Depauw, Veerle; Gysen, Sara

Language Testing, v19 n4 p438-52 Oct 2002

Describes the development of a task-based test, Taaltoets Instroom Beroepsopleiding (TIBO), designed to measure whether nonnative adult speakers of Dutch posses the level of Dutch required to enter vocational training in the industrial sector. Focuses on three tensions that had to be considered throughout the process of test development. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Dutch, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Testing, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Interpretations, Intended Uses, and Designs in Task-Based Language Assessment.