Function and Form in Essay Examination Prompts.
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| Title: | Function and Form in Essay Examination Prompts. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Horowitz, Daniel |
| Source: | RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research in Southeast Asia. Dec 1989 20(2):23-35. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 1989 |
| Document Type: | Opinion Papers Journal Articles |
| Descriptors: | Context Clues, Cues, Decoding (Reading), Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Wiseness, Written Language |
| ISSN: | 0033-6882 |
| Abstract: | A genre analysis of 284 essay examination prompts reveals specific discoursal characteristics that function to communicate what type of response will be considered legitimate. The finding suggests that, for test-takers to decode prompts, they must draw from the same functional/linguistic knowledge of genre that the test constructor did. (15 references) (Author/LB) |
| Entry Date: | 1993 |
| Accession Number: | EJ462647 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | A genre analysis of 284 essay examination prompts reveals specific discoursal characteristics that function to communicate what type of response will be considered legitimate. The finding suggests that, for test-takers to decode prompts, they must draw from the same functional/linguistic knowledge of genre that the test constructor did. (15 references) (Author/LB) |
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| ISSN: | 0033-6882 |
