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Direct linkShin, Ji-young – Language Testing, 2022
With the present study I investigated the sources of score variance and dependability in a local oral English proficiency test for potential international teaching assistants (ITAs) across four first language (L1) groups, and suggested alternative test designs. Using generalizability theory, I examined the relative importance of L1s (i.e., Indian,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Oral Language
Shin, Sun-Young; Ewert, Doreen – Language Testing, 2015
Reading-to-write (RTW) tasks are becoming increasingly popular and have already been used in several high-stakes English proficiency exams, either replacing or complementing a prompt-based essay test. However, it is still not clear that what accounts for successful or unsuccessful performance on an integrated reading-writing task is owing to the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Test Items
