Language-aware examinations – of whom and how?

Coverbild: BWP 6/2019
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Issue/Year (Volume) 6/2019 (48)
Page(s) 30-32
Language(s)
    englisch

When considering how examination tasks can be formulated in a comprehensible way, attention normally focuses on persons who have learned German as a second language. However, native speaker candidates also benefit from assignments which are free from avoidable linguistic hurdles. This article states the reasons why the debate surrounding language-aware examinations is once again being pursued more vigorously and presents suggestions how examination tasks can be expressed in an understandable form without reducing the technical requirements.

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BWP citation style
Bethscheider, M.; Settelmeyer, A.: Language-aware examinations – of whom and how? In: BWP 48 (2019) 6, S. 30-32. URL: https://www.bwp-zeitschrift.de/dienst/publikationen/en/10788
APA citation style
Bethscheider, M. & Settelmeyer, A. (2019). Language-aware examinations – of whom and how?. Bonn: Franz Steiner Verlag

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