Testing et certification

Within the theme "Learning Languages differently", this paper focuses on the issue of language certification at the very moment when the means of assessment tend to evolve and different European and international certificates are superseding national diplomas. We will deal especially with...

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Main Author: Claire Tardieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ACEDLE 2013-06-01
Series:Recherches en didactique des langues et des cultures
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rdlc/1655
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Summary:Within the theme "Learning Languages differently", this paper focuses on the issue of language certification at the very moment when the means of assessment tend to evolve and different European and international certificates are superseding national diplomas. We will deal especially with two certificates which are seemingly incompatible : the Certificat de Compétence en Langues de l’Enseignement Supérieur (Cles) (The Language Certificate of Higher Education) and the C-Test (a specific type of cloze test).
ISSN:1958-5772