Examining Speaking : Research and Practice in Assessing Second Language Speaking
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Language Testing
ISBN-10
0521736706
ISBN-13
9780521736701
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 25th, 2011
Print length
408 Pages
Weight
638 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 2.40 cms
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The book examines the nature of second language speaking proficiency and how it can be assessed.
This edited volume develops a theoretical framework for validating tests of second language ability. The chapter authors show how an understanding and analysis of the framework and its components can assist test developers to operationalise their tests more effectively, especially in relation to the key criteria that differentiate one proficiency level from another. The book provides an up-to-date review of the relevant literature on assessing speaking, an accessible and systematic description of the different proficiency levels in second language speaking and a comprehensive and coherent basis for validating tests of speaking. It will be of considerable interest to examination boards who wish to validate their own speaking tests in a systematic and coherent manner, as well as to academic researchers and graduate students in the field of language assessment more generally.
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