LINGUIST List 7.1042

Wed Jul 17 1996

FYI: "Language Testing" on WWW, JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Editor for this issue: Ljuba Veselinova <lveselinemunix.emich.edu>

Directory

1. KENJI KITAO, "Language Testing" on WWW
2. Barham Emma, JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS

"Language Testing" on WWW

We have compiled "Language Testing" (URL:
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/test.htm ).

This web page includes information and links to resources such as
materials in the TESL-L archives, organizations and universities,
mailing lists, publications, English language tests used
internationally, and non-English language tests.

We also included information about organizations that administer
English language tests, professional organizations related to language
testing, and universities which have special projects or activities
related to language testing. We included www sites of various English
language tests, such as Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC.

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We have moved "On-line Resources and Journals Related to ELT and
Linguistics". The new URL is
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/onlin.htm .

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* Dr. Kenji Kitao E-mail k.kitaolancaster.ac.uk *
* Dept. of Linguistics Work Fax 01524-843085 *
* Lancaster University Work Phone 01524-65201 Ext. 3045 *
* Lancaster LA1 4YT UK Hone Phone 01524-65201 Ext. 2335 *
* URL: http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/ *
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