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Oral Skills Testing: A Rhetorical Approach.
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Lazaraton, Anne; Riggenbach, Heidi – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a semidirect test of oral proficiency, the Rhetorical Task Examination (RTE), is reported. The RTE proposes a compromise approach to rating oral skills by having two scales: one for the functional ability for accomplishing rhetorical tasks and one for linguistic competence. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
Lexical Equivalence in Transliterating for Deaf Students in the University Classroom: Two Perspectives.
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Locker, Rachel – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
The accuracy of transliterated messages produced by sign language interpreters was studied. Causes of interpreter errors fell into three main categories: misperception of the source message, lack of recognition of source forms, and failure to identify a target language equivalent. (12 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Deaf Interpreting, Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education
The Intelligibility of Three Nonnative English-Speaking Teaching Assistants: An Analysis of Student-Reported Communication Breakdowns.
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Gallego, Juan Carlos – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
A method for examining intelligibility is studied that involves recording undergraduates' immediate feedback on communication breakdowns, and then analyzing those breakdowns with English-as-a-Second-Language specialists. Pronunciation was found to be the major cause of unintelligibility. (10 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication Problems, English (Second Language), Feedback