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Direct linkGibson, Todd A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: There are many fewer speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who can administer Spanish language testing than there are children in the United States who need such testing. Although there are precautions against language testing by foreign speakers, results from testers using native- versus foreign-accented speech have not been compared using…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking, Language Tests, Bilingualism
Susan Rowe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation explored whether unnecessary linguistic complexity (LC) in mathematics and biology assessment items changes the direction and significance of differential item functioning (DIF) between subgroups emergent bilinguals (EBs) and English proficient students (EPs). Due to inconsistencies in measuring LC in items, Study One adapted a…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nagle, Charles; Trofimovich, Pavel; Bergeron, Annie – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study took a dynamic approach to second language (L2) comprehensibility, examining how listeners construct comprehensibility profiles for L2 Spanish speakers during the listening task and what features enhance or diminish comprehensibility. Listeners were 24 native Spanish speakers who evaluated 2-5 minute audio clips recorded by three…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Profiles, Spanish, Listening Comprehension
