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| The Turn of Criterion for Authenticity Based on Bachman＇ s Theoretical Framework of Communicative Language Testing |
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Abstract Authenticity has that differentiates communicative flects language long been regarded as the key issue in language testing and the crucial feature language testing from performance in target language domain. the traditional one. It ensures that This paper attempts to discuss the language testing return of criterion for authenticity based on the theoretical framework of communicative language testing put forward by Lyle F. Bachman. Authenticity is beyond transfer and inflexible copy of real-life context will reduce the validity of language testing. The establishment of the Correspondence Approach removes the constraints for the selection of testing tasks and context imposed by the improper stress on the authentic language performance context and facilitates the application of its findings to other situations so that the nature of authenticity is shown.
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