语言测试各环节真实性概述

A General Discussion of Authenticity in the Whole Process of Language Testing

语言测试要真实,才能检测出考生的语言水平和运用语言于实际的能力。但语言测试的真实性是一个复杂的问题,要达到真实性的要求,就应保证测试设计、文本、题型、题目和实施、评分以及释义的真实性。

A language test must be authentic in terms of design, text, item type, test item, administration, scoring and interpretation so that it can reveal the test-takers＇ language competence and predict their ability to apply language competence in solving practical problems. This paper presents a general discussion of this complicated problem of authenticity in the whole process of language testing.