Rethinking the second language listening test: from theory to practice

Testing second language listening proficiency validly and reliably has always posed a challenge. In the days before the widespread availability of recorded material, tests were reliant upon the voice of the examiner. Each test administration was a unique phonetic event, with enormous variations of d...

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1. Verfasser: Field, John 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Sheffield ; Bristol Equinox 2019
Schriftenreihe:British Council monographs on modern language testing 2
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Zusammenfassung:Testing second language listening proficiency validly and reliably has always posed a challenge. In the days before the widespread availability of recorded material, tests were reliant upon the voice of the examiner. Each test administration was a unique phonetic event, with enormous variations of delivery between examiners and even within the performance of a single examiner on different occasions. The presentation was read-aloud, and the texts chosen were often those that had been written to be read (including literary extracts). The resulting input to test takers bore little resemblance to natural connected speech
Beschreibung:vii, 156 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781781797143
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