The argument for evaluating monolingual language tests for equivalence across language groups.

The demonstration of scalar equivalence in language proficiency tests (which can be viewed as monolingual language tests) has often been deemed as unnecessary as it is argued that the biases associated with the language of a test (used across multilingual language groups) will not occur. However it...

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Published in:	Southern African Linguistics & Applied Language Studies Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 65 - 77
Main Authors:	Haupt, Genevieve, Koch, Elize
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2012
Subjects:	Monolingualism Language ability testing Empirical research English language Language surveys Xhosa language Linguistics
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