The English exam in the University Entrance Examinationan overwiew of studies
ISSN: 0211-5913
Year of publication: 2011
Issue: 63
Pages: 101-112
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses
Abstract
The importance of the University Entrance Examination in the students' academic future has fostered research on the characteristics of the exams which compose it. Among them, the English exam has been analysed concerning crucial issues such as its validity and reliability, the students' written production in the foreign language, and the type of improvements which may be implemented in the exam. The results obtained in the studies conducted so far on the English exam are overviewed in this paper, so that they may be considered in forthcoming studies or when implementing changes to the exam.