Exploring the limits of authenticity in LSP testing: The case of a specific-purpose language test for health professionals

Catherine Elder

Journal article

Exploring the limits of authenticity in LSP testing: The case of a specific-purpose language test for health professionals

Catherine Elder

LANGUAGE TESTING | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1177/0265532215607397

University of Melbourne Researchers

Catherine Elder Author Languages and Linguistics

Related Projects (1)

Towards improved healthcare communication: development and validation of language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals

The project will directly benefit the provision of healthcare in the Australian community. The clinical communication skills of the increasi..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Thanks are owing to the funders of the original research project (LP 0991153) which has furnished data for five of the papers in this issue, namely: the Australian Research Council, The Occupational English Test Centre and the University of Melbourne. We should also acknowledge the contribution of Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment to the collection of data for the OET impact study, some findings of which are reported herein.