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02412aam a2200373 i 4500 001 0317D604E96E11E8978F920F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181116010210 008 170606s2017 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017002035 020 $a 1781794928 020 $a 9781781794920 020 $a 178179491X 020 $a 9781781794913 035 $a (OCoLC)972284759 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d U3G $d SILO 050 00 $a P118.7 $b .W45 2017 082 00 $a 428.0076 $2 23 100 1 $a Weir, Cyril J., $e author. 245 10 $a Assessing English on the global stage : $b the British Council and English language testing, 1941-2016 / $c Cyril J. Weir and Barry O'Sullivan. 264 1 $a Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; $b Equinox Publishing Ltd., $c 2017. 300 $a x, 381 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $a Machine generated contents note: $g 7. $t Conclusions and the future. $g 1. $t A global, promotional agenda, 1935-2016: Exporting British culture and language -- $g 2. $t Developing English language testing around the world, 1982-2016: Exporting British expertise -- $g Section 2 $t Developing Academic English Tests for University Gatekeeping and Selection Purposes, 1954-2016 -- $g 3. $t Testing the academic English of overseas students coming to Britain, 1954-1982: The British Council interview and the English Proficiency Test Battery -- $g 4. $t The English Language Testing Service: The first communicative test, 1975-1989 -- $g 5. $t The International English Language Testing System, 1989-2016 -- $g Section 3 $t Developing Language Tests for Other Purposes -- $g 6. $t Language test development in the 21st century: The return to a product centred approach -- $g 7. $t Conclusions and the future. 650 0 $a English language $x Evaluation. $x Evaluation. 650 0 $a English language $x Globalization. 650 0 $a Second language acquisition $x Testing. 650 0 $a Language and languages $x Testing. 700 1 $a O'Sullivan, Barry, $e author. 710 2 $a British Council. $b English Language Services Department. 776 08 $i Online version: $t Assessing English on the global stage. $d Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, [2017] $z 9781781796016 $w (DLC) 2017027397 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214014348.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0317D604E96E11E8978F920F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search