Issues in testing business English : the revision of the Cambridge Business English certificates /

O'Sullivan, Barry.

Issues in testing business English : the revision of the Cambridge Business English certificates / Barry O'Sullivan. - xiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Studies in language testing ; 17 . - Studies in language testing ; 17. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-391) and index.

Introduction to the testing of language for business purposes -- The revision of BEC -- Major changes to the suite -- Changes in the BEC papers -- Conclusions and the way forward. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5.

"This book explores the testing of language for specific purposes (LSP) from a theoretical and practical perspective, with a particular focus on the testing of English for business purposes. A range of tests - both past and present - is reviewed, and the development of business English testing at Cambridge ESOL is discussed. The description of the revision of the Business English Certificates (BEC) forms a major part of the book and offers a unique insight into an approach to large-scale ESP test development and revision."--BOOK JACKET.

0521013305 9780521013307

2007270033


English language--Ability testing
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

PE1479.B87 / O88 2006

428.002465

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