Observational analysis highlights differences in proficiency levels for Spanish and Italian tasks, suggesting important implications for language education.
Although EU policies promote multilingualism, language education and assessment largely remain monolingual. The KPG exam suite is a notable exception, incorporating cross-linguistic mediation as a key construct in six languages. This study analyses how mediation is operationalised in B and C level writing and speaking tests and examines Spanish and Italian B-level tasks for consistency across languages and levels. Findings indicate clear differentiation by proficiency level, supporting construct validity, while target language had no differentiating effect.
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Antonio Venturis (2025) studied this question.
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