A Qualitative Approach to the Validation of Oral Language Tests

Language testers have generally come to recognize the limitations of traditional statistical methods for validating oral language tests. They have begun to consider more innovative approaches to test validation, approaches that promise to illuminate the assessment process itself, rather than just assessment outcomes (i.e., ratings). One such approach is conversation analysis (or CA), a rigorous empirical methodology developed by sociologists, which employs inductive methods in order to discover and describe the recurrent, systematic properties of conversation, including sequential organization, turn-taking, repair, preference structure, and topic management. CA offers a systematic approach for analysing spoken interaction from a qualitative perspective, allowing one to make observations about a stretch of talk while at the same time interacting with it. This book provides language testers with a background in the conversation analytic framework and a fuller understanding of what is entailed in using conversation analysis in the context of oral language test validation.

• ISBN 13 : 0521002672
• ISBN 10 : 9780521002677
• Judul : A Qualitative Approach to the Validation of Oral Language Tests
• Pengarang : Anne Lazaraton,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,  
• Kategori : Education
• Penerbit : Cambridge University press
• Bahasa : en
• Tahun : 2002
• Halaman : 223
• Halaman : 223
• Google Book : http://books.google.co.id/books?id=HAH4JwduuVgC&dq=intitle:approach+and+method+in+language&hl=&source=gbs_api
• Ketersediaan :

Eighty-five Hebrew as a foreign language students in the U.S. were rated on
these 4 methods by 2 independent raters; her analyses detected the main
difference to be in the fourth test, where candidates reported information instead
of being interviewed; she concludes that 'speech style and topic are significant
factors influencing students' scores on oral proficiency' (p. 537). She suggests (
somewhat contrary to her later opinion (Shohamy 1988)) that the OPI is well
suited to testing ...

Performance Testing, Cognition and Assessment

Selected Papers from the 15th Language Research Testing Colloquium, Cambridge and Arnhem

This publication contains a selection of research papers presented at the 15th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium.This publication contains a selection of research papers presented at the 15th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC). The Colloquium was jointly hosted by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) in Cambridge and CITO in Arnhem in the Netherlands. At the Cambridge venue, the papers were presented on the theme of performance testing and at Arnhem, they covered aspects of communication in relation to cognition and assessment. A selection of papers has been made in order to achieve a balanced coverage of these themes. In particular, the research presented includes work on speaking and writing tests where the focus is on raters and tasks; the application of various statistical methods in language test validation; and issues related to language testing in specific contexts and with particular candidate groups.

• ISBN 13 : 9780521484657
• ISBN 10 : 0521484650
• Judul : Performance Testing, Cognition and Assessment
• Sub Judul : Selected Papers from the 15th Language Research Testing Colloquium, Cambridge and Arnhem
• Pengarang : Michael Milanovic,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,   Nick Saville,   University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,  
• Kategori : Foreign Language Study
• Penerbit : Cambridge University press
• Bahasa : en
• Tahun : 1996
• Halaman : 313
• Halaman : 313
• Google Book : http://books.google.co.id/books?id=q82vhSnA3jwC&dq=intitle:testing+english&hl=&source=gbs_api
• Ketersediaan :

Yasmeen Lukmani Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics,
University of Cambridge/University of Bombay Introduction A question that
interests all educationists is the identification of factors which lead to academic
success.

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 3 Student's Book

Examination Papers from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

Contains four complete past papers from Cambridge ESOL for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English examination

• ISBN 13 : 9780521797665
• ISBN 10 : 0521797667
• Judul : Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 3 Student's Book
• Sub Judul : Examination Papers from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
• Pengarang : University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,  
• Kategori : Foreign Language Study
• Penerbit : Cambridge University press
• Bahasa : en
• Tahun : 2001
• Halaman : 136
• Halaman : 136
• Google Book : http://books.google.co.id/books?id=WnQvztJSdX8C&dq=intitle:Cambridge+English+for+the+Media&hl=&source=gbs_api
• Ketersediaan :

Advertisers like to think in terms of mass markets and mass media; but as brands
and media have proliferated, target markets have fragmented. Even campaigns
for major brands ought to be targeted at minority audiences, but they rarely are.