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Motivation and Second Language Acquisition

This volume - the second in this series concerned with motivation and foreign language learning - includes papers presented at a colloquium on second language motivation at the American Association for Applied Linguistics as well as a number of specially commissioned surveys.

In this context, I raised the issue of second-language versus foreign-language
acquisition and showed how the distinction is sometimes more imaginary than
real. Fifth, I discussed the distinction between Integrative Motivation and
Integrative ...

Designing Second Language Performance Assessments

This volume focuses on the decision-making potential provided by second language performance assessments. The authors first situate performance assessment within a broader discussion of alternatives in language assessment and in educational assessment in general. They then discuss issues in performance assessment design, implementation, reliability, and validity. Finally, they present a prototype framework for second language performance assessment based on the integration of theoretical underpinnings and research findings from the task-based language teaching literature, the language testing literature, and the educational measurement literature. The authors outline test and item specifications, and they present numerous examples of prototypical language tasks. They also propose a research agenda focusing on the operationalization of second language performance assessments.

The primary goal of this project is to provide guidelines for designing
performance assessments for second or foreign language classes at all levels of
university instruction. Through our efforts towards this goal, we hope to achieve
three ...