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Examining Speaking

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Examining Speaking

Examining Speaking
Research and Practice in Assessing Second Language Speaking

Author

Lynda Taylor

Availability

Available

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780521736701

Date Published

August 2011

Product description

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.

Key features

  • Includes up-to-date review of relevant literature on assessing reading.
  • Provides a coherent framework for validating tests/exams of speaking.
  • Is the first systematic attempt to describe the different proficiency levels in speaking in a second language.
  • Combines theoretical insights and practical advice.
  • Helps readers to validate own exams in a systematic and coherent fashion.
  • Provides stakeholders in the language testing community with a clearer picture of different levels of proficiency in speaking.

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