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Comparing rating modes: analysing live, audio, and video ratings of IELTS Speaking Test performances
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Interactional competence in the workplace: challenges and opportunities
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Framing academic literacy: considerations and implications for language assessment
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Automated approaches to establishing context validity in reading tests
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Comparing writing proficiency assessments used in professional medical registration: a methodology to inform policy and practice
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Internationally trained doctors wishing to register and practise in an English-speaking country typically have to demonstrate that they can communicate effectively in English, including writing proficiency. Various English language proficiency (ELP) tests are available worldwide and are used for such licensing purposes. This means that medical registration bodies face the question of which test(s) will meet their needs, ideally reflecting the demands of their professional environment. This article reports a mixed-methods study to survey the policy and practice of health-care registration organisations in the UK and worldwide. The study aimed to identify ELP tests that were, or could be, considered as suitable for medical registration purposes and to understand the differences between them. The paper discusses what the study revealed about the function and comparability of different writing tests used in professional registration as well as the complex criteria a professional body may prioritise when selecting a test. Although the original study was completed in 2015, the paper takes account of subsequent changes in policy and practice. It offers a practical methodology and worked example which may be of interest and value to other researchers, language testers and policymakers as they face challenges in selecting and making comparisons across tests. ; General Medical Council (GMC133) ; Hi, unfortunately Elsevier will not let us archive pdfs with their branding and formatting - do you have an earlier copy we can use? 13/10/20 file supplied, 12m embargo from pub date 14/10/20
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English language assessment; IELTS; language policy; medical test; Subject Categories::X162 Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL); writing assessment
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URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2020.100493 http://hdl.handle.net/10547/624550
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Assessing reading-into-writing skills for an academic context: some theoretical and practical considerations
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Re-engineering a speaking test used for university admissions purposes: considerations and constraints: the case of IELTS
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General Language Proficiency (GLP): reflections on the "issues revisited" from the perspective of a UK examination board
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Recommending a nursing-specific passing standard for the IELTS examination
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Academic speaking: does the construct exist, and if so, how do we test it?
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The role of academic institutions in the development of language testing and assessment (LTA)
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Research and practice in assessing academic English: the case of IELTS
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Interactional competence: conceptualisations, operationalisations, and outstanding questions
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The role of the L1 in testing L2 English ; Ontologies of English. Conceptualising the language for learning, teaching, and assessment
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Developing rubrics to assess the reading-into-writing skills: a case study
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Reviewing the suitability of English language tests for providing the GMC with evidence of doctors' English proficiency
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