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Interaction in a Paired Speaking Test
Paired speaking tests are increasingly used in both low- and high-stakes second language assessment contexts. Until recently, very little was known about the way in which raters …
Predicting Item Difficulty in a Reading Test
In this book, the author investigates a central issue in language testing research: What are the key features that contribute to item difficulty in a reading test? Results of …
Der C-Test: Aktuelle Tendenzen / The C-Test: Current Trends
C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen fehlende Wortteile zu rekonstruieren sind. Sie haben hervorragende psychometrische Eigenschaften und werden in einer Vielzahl …
Die Validitaet Der Skalen Des Gemeinsamen Europaeischen Referenzrahmens Fuer Sprachen
Die Skalen des Gemeinsamen europaischen Referenzrahmens fur Sprachen (GeRS) kommen zunehmend etwa bei der Formulierung von Bildungsstandards oder der Erstellung von Sprachtests zum …
Testing ESL Sociopragmatics
Testing of second language pragmatics has grown as a research area but still suffers from a tension between construct coverage and practicality. In this book, the authors describe …
Accent and Listening Assessment
Given the linguistically diverse nature of academic institutions in English-speaking contexts, a strong rationale exists for the incorporation of L2 accents of English in academic …
Measuring Interlanguage Pragmatic Knowledge of EFL Learners
Developing C-tests for estimating proficiency in foreign language research
This book explores the development of C-tests for providing efficient measures of foreign language proficiency in eight different languages: Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Korean, …
Validating Language Proficiency Assessments in Second Language Acquisition Research
The book introduces the reader to an argument-based approach to validity as a way to improve test validation in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. Motivated by the need …
Festschrift in Honour of Guenther Sigott: Advanced Methods in Language Testing
This Festschrift has been compiled to honour Günther Sigott for his notable contributions to academia in general and to the field of language testing in particular. The …
Classroom-Based Assessment in the School Foreign Language Classroom
Black and Wiliam’s (1998) influential article Inside the Black Box prompted an increasing interest in assessment processes within the classroom. However, to date most of this …
Computational Text Analysis and Reading Comprehension Exam Complexity
This book delineates a range of linguistic features that characterise the reading texts used at the B2 (Independent User) and C1 (Proficient User) levels of the Greek State …