TESTING BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCABULARY
TESTING BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Author(s): Alexander HollingerSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: business English vocabulary; measuring language proficiency; outlining a typology of language testing; vocabulary test techniques; formative and summative assessment.
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the various techniques employed in order to measure languageproficiency, particularly striving to outline a typology of business English vocabularytests and the techniques that they use. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics ofvocabulary tests, as well as the way certain methods are used in such tests, precisely inthe case of Business English. For exemplification purposes, the article lists all the majortechniques used by the author in vocabulary tests, most of which are included in twoAlexander Hollinger books also referenced in the paper. The article concludes that a widerange of tests can be designed and administered in the field of business English teaching
Journal: Dialogos
- Issue Year: 2/2001
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 47-51
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
