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Literature review .................................................................................................................................... 5  \n2.1 Preparing for language tests: Test takers’preparation practices and strategies ..................... 5  \n2.2 The speaking subtest of the PTE-A and the CET-SET4 ............................................................... 7  \n2.2.1 The PTE-A speaking subtest .................................................................................................... 7  \n2.2.2 The CET-SET4............................................................................................................................. 8  \n3. Methodology........................................................................................................................................... 9  \n3.1 Participants ...................................................................................................................................... 10  \n3.1.1 interview and focus group participants ............................................................................... 10  \n3.1.2 Questionnaire participants ..................................................................................................... 11  \n3.2 Instruments ..................................................................................................................................... 14  \n3.2.1 Interview protocols.................................................................................................................. 14  \n3.2.2 Questionnaires ......................................................................................................................... 14  \n3.3 Data collection................................................................................................................................. 15  \n3.3.1 Interview and focus group data collection........................................................................... 15  \n3.3.2 Questionnaire data collection................................................................................................. 15  \n3.4 Data analysis ................................................................................................................................... 16  \n3.4.1 Analysis of interview and focus group data ........................................................................ 16  \n3.4.2 Analysis of questionnaire data............................................................................................... 16  \n4. Results.................................................................................................................................................... 17  \n4.1 Findings from interviews and focus groups (PTE-A) ............................................................... 17  \n4.1.1 Participants’ background........................................................................................................ 19  \n4.1.2 Participants’preparation activities and strategies .......................................................... 20  \n4.1.3 Participants’ perceptions of the PTE-A speaking subtest .................................................. 28  \n4.2 Findings from questionnaire survey (PTE-A) ........................................","cbCaiqwkwp2Qsk2H","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqwkwp2Qsk2H","pdf",1052958,85,"English","# Abstract\n# 1. Introduction\n# 2. Literature review\n## 2.1 Preparing for language tests: Test takers’preparation practices and strategies\n## 2.2 The speaking subtest of the PTE-A and the CET-SET4\n# 3. Methodology\n## 3.1 Participants\n## 3.2 Instruments\n## 3.3 Data collection\n## 3.4 Data analysis\n# 4. Results\n## 4.1 Findings from interviews and focus groups (PTE-A)\n## 4.2 Findings from questionnaire survey (PTE-A)\n## 4.3 Findings from interviews and focus groups (CET-SET4)\n## 4.4 Findings from questionnaire survey (CET-SET4)\n# 5. 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