Language Testing
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Insights for language testing
... in language testing, Weir (2005) also criticises the theoretical and practical foundations of the CEFR by putting forward several ...in language testing (Council of Europe, 2001), Weir (2005) ...
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BOOK REVIEW: Encyclopedia of Language and Education: Language Testing and Assessment (3rd ed.)
... of language testing provided by ...of language testing and the different purposes it served, Spolsky believes testing has turned into a ...facto language education ...high-stakes ...
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On the Use of Interpersonal Metadiscourse Markers in Conclusion Section of Language Testing Articles
... arguments, language testing scholars tend to use them more to show that what they are saying is justified by other research and ...in testing field is empirical and based on observation of a specific ...
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Raising the bar: language testing experience and second language motivation among South Korean young adolescents
... high-stakes language testing on both young (Kindergarten-grade 6) and adolescent (grades 7 – 12) language ...second language (L2) learners (Fairbairn and Fox 2009; Fox and Cheng 2007; Murphy ...
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Authenticity in language testing: some outstanding questions
... to language testing practices of the 1980s and ...use language in context (language use) rather than their knowledge about a language (language use) (Hargreaves, 1987); it was ...
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Computer Assisted Language Testing [CALT]: Advantages, Implications and Limitations
... of language testing practice in ...existing testing practices, to make them in line with the needs of the 21 st century e-generation of second language learners by making them more flexible, ...
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A survey of English language testing practice in China: the case of six examination boards
... many testing researchers when discussing language testing in the Chinese context (see ...English language test was a sim- ple and easy job which required little or no professional ...of ...
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Students' Perceptions of Traditional English Language Testing in Thailand
... English language testing particularly in ...current testing practices were viewed to be fair enough as a good way to measure students’ English ...existing testing practices and even to inspire ...
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Fluency in second language testing: insights from different disciplines
... Language testing criteria should therefore, where possible, incorporate this ...least, language assessment practitioners need to realize that within the construct of L2 speaking, L1 fluency behavior ...
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Doubts on the validity of correlation as a validation tool in second language testing research: the case of cloze testing
... in language testing ...second language testing have also been raised by (Sadeghi 2002a, 2002b, 2002c, 2002d, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010) whereby qualitative investigation has been proposed to ...
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A Study of the Validity of English Language Testing at the Higher Secondary Level in Bangladesh
... in language testing, and therefore, remains the central concept to all designs and research activities in the field of testing and ...in language testing are in some senses about ...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing
... Designing language tests for specific social uses, Moder and Halleck present work-related language for specific purposes (LSP) testing, with a focus on the highly specialized Aviation ...that ...
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Foreword to the Special Issue “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for English Language Assessment in China” of Language Testing in Asia
... When considering how levels can be measured, it is worth noting that it was, in part, one of the effects of the CEFR that much research has looked at how to set standards (for which one might include levels) and how to ...
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Language testing in the ‘hostile environment’:The discursive construction of ‘secure English language testing’ in the United Kingdom
... of language testing, and applied linguistics more ...SELTs, language testers must be cautious of the effects on our professional practice and ethical ...of language testing as a crucial ...
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Validity of the listening module of international English language testing system: multiple sources of evidence
... for language testing or large scale public tests (Cronbach and Meehl 1955; Kane 2013, ...distinguished language testing scholars (Kane 2013, 2016; Messick 1974, 1986, 1995, 1996; Newton and ...
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The adaptation of language testing models to national testing of school graduates in Nepal : processes, problems and emerging issues
... This test takes into account the context of (EFL) curriculum renewal, the specifics of the educational and cultural contexts of Nepal, the muhiple purposes for testing, the range of av[r] ...
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Domain Specific Language Testing Framework
... Financial Language is formally designed using a ...FFL language is developed using the legacy language (FIN) as inspiration by adapting the FIN supported expressions used in the model calculations ...
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An Intelligent Testing Strategy for Vocabulary Assessment of Chinese Second Language Learners
... of language testing tech- nologies, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) has attracted considerable attention in language testing area and has been successfully applied to large- scale ...
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Impact of Language Proficiency Testing on Provider Use of Spanish for Clinical Care
... Language testing did not alter self- reported Spanish pro fi ciency or antic- ipated interpreter ...objective testing results, may help ex- plain the modest impact of language ...that ...
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Research in Testing Communication Skills in Foreign Language (English) Literature Review
... foreign language. Assessment of foreign language is related to students’ performance in general, however, we should mention that different types of tests also play a very important ...role. Language ...
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