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Acknowledgements
Introduction
0.1 The problem
0.2 Research purposes and questions
0.3 Structure of the thesis
Chapter Ⅰ Cloze Test，C-test And The Theory
1.1 Definition of cloze test
1.2 Language testing and cloze test
1.2.1 Psychometric-structuralist linguistics and discrete point tests
1.2.2 Integrative sociolinguistics and integrative tests
1.2.3 Communicative Language abilities and communicative tests
1.3 The Theoretical foundation of cloze test
1.3.1 The theory of reduced redundancy
1.3.2 The Pragmatic Expectancy Grammar
1.4 Varieties of cloze test
1.4.1 The fixed-ratio cloze
1.4.2 The rational-deletion cloze
1.4.3 The multiple-choice cloze
1.4.4 The C-test
1.5 The development of C-test
1.5.1 Rules of C-test
1.5.2 Administration and scoring
1.5.3 Previous research on the C-test
1.5.4 Criticism of the C-test
1.5.5 Current studies on C-test in China
Chapter Ⅱ The Evaluation Of C-tests
2.1 Proficiency test
2.2 Reliability of C-tests
2.3 Validity of C-tests
2.3.1 Concurrent validity
2.3.2 Face validity
2.3.3 Backwash Validity
ChapterⅢ Research Design
3.1 Purpose of the research
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 The C-test
3.3.2 The criterion test
3.3.3 The questionnaire
3.4 Procedures
3.5 The scoring
Chapter IV Data Analysis And Findings
4.1 Analysis of the C-test scores
4.1.1 Frequency distribution of the C-test Scores
4.1.2 The reliability of the C-test
4.1.3 The concurrent validity of the C-test
4.2 Analysis of the questionnaire
4.2.1 Summary of the results of the questionnaire
4.2.2 Face validity of the C-test
Chapter V Discussion And Conclusion
5.1 Discussion
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Limitations
Bibliography
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