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Carey, Michael D.; Mannell, Robert H.; Dunn, Peter K. – Language Testing, 2011
This study investigated factors that could affect inter-examiner reliability in the pronunciation assessment component of speaking tests. We hypothesized that the rating of pronunciation is susceptible to variation in assessment due to the amount of exposure examiners have to nonnative English accents. An inter-rater variability analysis was…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Pronunciation, Phonology, Interlanguage
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Douglas, Dan; Selinker, Larry – Language Testing, 1985
Discusses an alternative framework for handling language testing and proposes some tentative hypotheses concerning principles of language testing. Suggests that taking account of both interlanguage domain engagement and contextualization in testing research, production, and interpretation allows for a richer conceptualization of the language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Language Proficiency