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Human versus Computer Partner in the Paired Oral Discussion Test
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Ockey, Gary J.; Chukharev-Hudilainen, Evgeny – Applied Linguistics, 2021
A challenge of large-scale oral communication assessments is to feasibly assess a broad construct that includes interactional competence. One possible approach in addressing this challenge is to use a spoken dialog system (SDS), with the computer acting as a peer to elicit a ratable speech sample. With this aim, an SDS was built and four trained…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Grammar, Language Fluency, Language Tests
Language Testing in the 'Hostile Environment': The Discursive Construction of 'Secure English Language Testing' in the UK
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Harding, Luke; Brunfaut, Tineke; Unger, Johann W. – Applied Linguistics, 2020
In parallel with an increased focus on border security in immigration and citizenship policy in the UK (the so-called 'hostile environment' policy), Government-approved English language tests for visa and immigration purposes were officially labelled 'Secure English Language Tests' (SELTs) in 2010. The proximity of security concerns in language…
Descriptors: Immigration, National Security, Citizenship, Public Policy
Language Assessments as Shibboleths: A Poststructuralist Perspective
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McNamara, Tim – Applied Linguistics, 2012
The biblical story of the shibboleth is widely cited in language testing as emblematic of the social and political function of language tests. But the meaning of the shibboleth has also been explored within poststructuralism, specifically within Derrida's discussion of the dilemmas of identity in the work of the German Jewish poet Paul Celan.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Jews, Language Usage
Investigating Deaf Students' Apologies: An Exploratory Study.
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Keenan, Susan K. – Applied Linguistics, 1993
Written apologies of deaf students were examined from data obtained from a discourse completion test. Results show that both word choice and word order give a routinized feel to the apologies, in part attributable to American Sign Language; and that strategy choices may reflect a culture-specific view of social offenses. (Contains 44 references.)…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Context, Deafness
Appropriateness of Advice: DCT and Multiple Choice Data.
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Hinkel, Eli – Applied Linguistics, 1997
Investigates what can be learned about second language (L2) speech acts using English language multiple choice (MC) instruments and discourse completion tests (DCTs). The study focuses on the primary language (L1) responses of native speakers and the L2 responses given by speakers of Chinese to MC questionnaires and DCTs dealing with the…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Relationships between Instructional Differences and Learning Outcomes: A Process-product Study of Communicative Language Teaching.
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Spada, Nina M. – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Classroom observation of three adult English as a second language classes and pre- and post-testing of students for proficiency were used to investigate the relationships between instructional processes and learning outcomes. The observation scheme, Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching, and the various results are described in detail.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)