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Ingela Holmström; Krister Schönström; Magnus Ryttervik – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
There is a lack of tests available for assessing sign language proficiency among L2 learners. We have therefore developed a sign repetition test, SignRepL2, with a specific focus on the phonological features of signs. This paper describes the two phases of developing this test. In the first phase, content was developed in the form of 50 items with…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Novices, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Franz Holzknecht; Sandrine Tornay; Alessia Battisti; Aaron Olaf Batty; Katja Tissi; Tobias Haug; Sarah Ebling – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
Although automated spoken language assessment is rapidly growing, such systems have not been widely developed for signed languages. This study provides validity evidence for an automated web application that was developed to assess and give feedback on handshape and hand movement of L2 learners' Swiss German Sign Language signs. The study shows…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Vocabulary Development, Educational Assessment, Automation