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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT :
Equinox Publishing,
2019.
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| Edition: | First publication. |
| Series: | British Council monographs on modern language testing
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 156 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [142]-151) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781797145 1781797153 9781781797143 9781781797150 |