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.