Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ573742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Language, Content and Skills in the Testing of English for Academic Purposes.
Gamaroff, R.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v12 n1 p109-16 1998
A study investigated the consistency of criteria for academic English skills as applied by teachers of academic English and science lecturers in a South African historically black university. Both groups were asked to evaluate first-year students' essays on the greenhouse effect. Results indicated a wide variation in scores and judgments within and between faculty groups. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Faculty, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Interrater Reliability, Language Skills, Relevance (Education), Science Education, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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