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This chapter details the work of the English Language Benchmark Subject Committee (ELBSC) in developing, moderating, amending, changing and overseeing further the work on language benchmark developments.
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Coniam, D., Falvey, P. (2018). The English Language Benchmark Subject Committee. In: Coniam, D., Falvey, P. (eds) High-Stakes Testing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6358-9_6
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