Refining English language tests for university admission: a Malaysian example

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Refining English language tests for university admission: a Malaysian example

English has now become the lingua franca of much of technological, business and academic endeavours. Consequently, learning the English language is now seen as vital, especially at the university level where proficiency in the language has become a selection criterion. At present, the Malaysian Univ...

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Main Authors:	Abd. Samad, Arshad, Syed Abd Rahman, Sharifah Zainab, Yahaya, Siti Norbaiti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching 2008
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16468/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16468/1/Refining%20English%20Language%20tests%20for%20university%20admission.pdf

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