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Interacting in Pairs in a Test of Oral Proficiency: Co-Constructing a Better Performance
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Brooks, Lindsay – Language Testing, 2009
This study, framed within sociocultural theory, examines the interaction of adult ESL test-takers in two tests of oral proficiency: one in which they interacted with an examiner (the individual format) and one in which they interacted with another student (the paired format). The data for the eight pairs in this study were drawn from a larger…
Descriptors: Testing, Rating Scales, Program Effectiveness, Interaction