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This chapter presents research findings from the questionnaire surveys. The responses of experts, program administrators, teachers and students will be analyzed one by one, to identify their respective evaluation of TEM and its washback, and then a comparison would be made to identify areas of agreement and divergence.
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Xu, Q., Liu, J. (2018). Stakeholders’ Perceptions of TEM and Its Washback. In: A Study on the Washback Effects of the Test for English Majors (TEM). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1963-1_5
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