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Towards a valid test construct within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Framework

Geraldine Ludbrook

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This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a\nLingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test\nof this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of\nthe test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been\noperationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.

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This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a\nLingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test\nof this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of\nthe test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been\noperationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.

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This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a\nLingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test\nof this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of\nthe test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been\noperationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.

Key concepts: English as a lingua franca, Construct (python library), Lingua franca, Test (biology), Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology, Computer science

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