Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews (Language Testing and Evaluation, Band 4) - Softcover

Brown, Annie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820477591 ISBN 13: 9780820477596

Verlag: PETER LANG, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

This book was the winner of the 2005 Jacqueline A. Ross Dissertation Award for second or foreign language testing. The assessment of speaking skills is an important part of the language learning process, whether carried out by teachers in the classroom or through proficiency tests administered by testing agencies. However, the complex and subjective nature of speaking assessment raises a number of important questions about the validity, reliability and fairness of test procedures. This book, which is based on research into the speaking test of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), shows how the performance of learners in oral proficiency interviews cannot be taken unequivocally as an indication of their ability, as variation in interviewer behaviour can have an impact both on learner performance and on ratings outcomes.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: PETER LANG
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0820477591
• ISBN 13: 9780820477596
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 289
• Herausgeber: Grotjahn Rudiger, Sigott Gunther
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