Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Exploring challenges of preparing authentic English language tests in secondary and preparatory schools: The case of Gamo, Gofa and Konso zones in Southern Ethiopia

Mohammed Shure Wado
  • Mohammed Shure Wado
  • Department of English Language and Literature, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Abdurehman Osman Seid
  • Abdurehman Osman Seid
  • Department of English Language and Literature, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 03 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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