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Direct linkPark, Mi Sun – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
In the present study, I examined the effects of rater characteristics, in particular, raters' familiarity with a foreign accent, on the assessment of second language (L2) pronunciation. Forty-three native English-speaking teachers were divided into three groups according to their reported types of familiarity with Korean accents: heritage,…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Familiarity, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Dai, David Wei; Roever, Carsten – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2019
Because English is widely used as a lingua franca, language testers have started to consider the introduction of non-native accents into English listening tests. This study investigates how accents influence test-takers' performance, and also elicits test-takers' subjective perception of accents. Eighty adolescent L1-Mandarin test takers were…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Native Language, Mandarin Chinese
Wei, Jing; Llosa, Lorena – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
This article reports on an investigation of the role raters' language background plays in raters' assessment of test takers' speaking ability. Specifically, this article examines differences between American and Indian raters in their scores and scoring processes when rating Indian test takers' responses to the Test of English as a Foreign…
Descriptors: North Americans, Indians, Evaluators, English (Second Language)
