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Review article published In: The Assessment of Functional Adequacy in Language Performance: Special issue of the Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning 2:1 (2022)
Edited by Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder
[TASK 2:1] 2022
► pp. 1–7

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Introduction

The assessment of functional adequacy in language performance

ORCiD logo with link | University of Amsterdam
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Published online: 20 June 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/task.21009.kui
Article outline
  • Assessment of functional adequacy: Rationale and objectives
  • Overview of the volume
  • References
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