Interpreting an English Competency Examination

1 July 1991

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in Written Communication

Vol. 8 (3), 379-401
https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088391008003004

Abstract

In this article, interviews with a Vietnamese-speaking science student who has repeatedly failed a required English competency examination are presented. Topics relating to this examination include prompt type, essay content, rhetorical organization, student preparation for writing, and audience. Questions are raised regarding the purposes, development, and evaluation of writing competency tests.

Keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION

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