HEJ, HU ISSN 1418-7108
Manuscript no.: LIN-001101
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The paper stated that the 1997 government decree paved the way for
high- quality, standardised and transparent LSP proficiency
examinations. On the other hand, large-scale LSP proficiency tests
face inherent problems in terms of validity, reliability and
practicality. It has been argued that practising LSP teachers have the
expertise to cope with the task of designing a comprehensive LSP
examination. They are attempting to create a flexible framework
allowing comparability of exit LSP tests offered by higher educational
institutions, as described.
It has been claimed that newly-developed
examinations should be in line with international standards, but at
the same time they must be designed so that they meet Hungarian
needs. The above-discussed examination meets international standards,
since its levels have been related to those of the Council of Europe,
and conforms to international examinations in terms of task types and
objective scoring with regard to receptive skills, thus enhancing
reliability. At the same time, the skills and genres to be tested have
been established on the basis of needs analyses carried out in
Hungary. The examination framework allows institutions to supplement
it with a grammar and vocabulary test, as well as with translation
items where they are considered appropriate. All of these show that
it also caters for national needs.
However, further research should
be carried out in the field of language proficiency testing so that
the accredited examinations can justifiably be termed both
"Euro-conforming" and "Hungarian".
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