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Journal Call no.L64.N45
AuthorAndrews, Stephen.
Article TitleBackwash and the Use of English oral : speculations on the impact of a new examination upon Sixth Form English Language Teaching in Hong Kong / Stephen Andrews and John Fullilove.
Is Part OfNew horizons ; no.34, Nov 1993, p.46-52, illus.
AbstractThe Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA) is adding an Oral component to the Use of English (UE) examination from 1994. This paper, it describes the background to the development of the new Oral, it discusses the general notion of backwash and speculates on how the backwash from the new Oral might affect the future direction of Sixth Form English Language Teaching.