Testing Second Language Speaking

Testing Second Language Speaking

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 131787367X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 357

The testing and assessment of second language learners is an essential part of the language learning process. Glenn Fulcher's Testing Second Language Speaking is a state-of-the-art volume that considers the assessment of speaking from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives. The book offers the first systematic, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the testing of second language speaking. Written in a clear and accessible manner, it covers: Explanations of the process of test design Costing test design projects How to put the test into practice Evaluation of speaking tests Task types for testing speaking Testing learners with disabilities It also contains a wealth of examples, including task types that are commonly used in speaking tests, approaches to researching speaking tests and specific methodologies that teachers, students and test developers may use in their own projects. Successfully integrating practice and theory, this book demystifies the process of testing speaking and provides a thorough treatment of the key ethical and technical issues in speaking evaluation.


Testing Second Language Speaking

Testing Second Language Speaking

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317873688
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 311

The testing and assessment of second language learners is an essential part of the language learning process. Glenn Fulcher's Testing Second Language Speaking is a state-of-the-art volume that considers the assessment of speaking from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives. The book offers the first systematic, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the testing of second language speaking. Written in a clear and accessible manner, it covers: Explanations of the process of test design Costing test design projects How to put the test into practice Evaluation of speaking tests Task types for testing speaking Testing learners with disabilities It also contains a wealth of examples, including task types that are commonly used in speaking tests, approaches to researching speaking tests and specific methodologies that teachers, students and test developers may use in their own projects. Successfully integrating practice and theory, this book demystifies the process of testing speaking and provides a thorough treatment of the key ethical and technical issues in speaking evaluation.


Examining Speaking

Examining Speaking

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  • Author: Lynda Taylor
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521736706
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 409

An up-to-date review of the relevant literature on assessing speaking.


Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language

Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language

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  • Author: MirosÅ‚aw Pawlak
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3642383394
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 269

The volume constitutes a state-of-the-art account of issues related to teaching, learning and testing speaking in a second language. It brings together contributions by Polish and international scholars which seek to create links between theory, research and classroom practice, report the findings of studies investigating the impact of linguistic, cognitive and affective factors on the development and use of speaking skills, and provide concrete pedagogic proposals for instruction and assessment in this area. As such, the book will be of interest not only to second language acquisition theorists and researchers, but also to foreign language teachers willing to enhance the quality of speaking instruction in their classrooms.


Testing Spoken Language

Testing Spoken Language

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  • Author: Nic Underhill
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9783125339880
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 132


The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment

The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment

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  • Author: Christine Coombe
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1107017149
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 337

"The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment aims to present in one volume an up-to-date guide to the central areas of assessing the second language performance of English by speakers of other languages. This volume provides snapshots of significant issues and trends that have shaped language assessment in the past and highlights the current state of our understanding of these issues"--


Scoring Second Language Spoken and Written Performance

Scoring Second Language Spoken and Written Performance

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  • Author: Ute Knoch
  • Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
  • ISBN: 9781781799512
  • Category : English language
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 200

The ability to speak and write effectively is widely recognized as an important skill in many contexts and for many purposes, both personal, educational and professional. Because these skills are considered important in second and foreign language learning contexts, they are often included in performance assessments. The scoring of such performances is, however, a complex undertaking and has attracted much attention, both in first and second language learning contexts. The increasing use of automated scoring systems has added to this complexity in recent years. It is therefore all the more surprising that there is no book available that provides an overview of this topic area - the scoring of second language performances. This monograph fills this gap, by drawing together the latest literature in the area. It focusses on issues relating to both rater-mediated assessments and sets out consideration in relation to automated scoring systems (and other technology) which are increasingly used in our field. This monograph provides a useful introduction to graduate students, researchers, test developers, other practitioners and teachers to this topic which has in many ways dominated the field of language assessment over many decades.


The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000464695
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 748

This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing provides an updated and comprehensive account of the area of language testing and assessment. The volume brings together 35 authoritative articles, divided into ten sections, written by 51 leading specialists from around the world. There are five entirely new chapters covering the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as a new entry on corpus linguistics and language testing. The remaining 30 chapters have been revised, often extensively, or entirely rewritten with new authorship teams at the helm, reflecting new generations of expertise in the field. With a dedicated section on technology in language testing, reflecting current trends in the field, the Handbook also includes an extended epilogue written by Harding and Fulcher, contemplating what has changed between the first and second editions and charting a trajectory for the field of language testing and assessment. Providing a basis for discussion, project work, and the design of both language tests themselves and related validation research, this Handbook represents an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners working in language testing and assessment and the wider field of language education.


Speaking and Instructed Foreign Language Acquisition

Speaking and Instructed Foreign Language Acquisition

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  • Author: MirosÅ‚aw Pawlak
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 184769411X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 329

This book investigates various aspects of speaking in a foreign language. It is unique in considering this key skill from both psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives, and in focusing entirely on instructed foreign language contexts. The book demonstrates how theory and research can be translated into classroom practice.


Assessing Speaking

Assessing Speaking

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  • Author: Sari Luoma
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 0521800528
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 14

This book takes teachers and language testers through the research on the assessment of speaking.