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Park, Yena; Lee, Senyung; Shin, Sun-Young – Language Testing, 2022
Despite consistent calls for authentic stimuli in listening tests for better construct representation, unscripted texts have been rarely adopted in high-stakes listening tests due to perceived inefficiency. This study details how a local academic listening test was developed using authentic unscripted audio-visual texts from the local target…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, English for Academic Purposes, Test Construction, Foreign Students
Trina D. Spencer; Marilyn S. Thompson; Douglas B. Petersen; Yixing Liu; M. Adelaida Restrepo – Grantee Submission, 2023
For young Spanish-speaking children entering U. S. schools, it is imperative that educators foster growth in the home language and in the language of instruction to the fullest extent possible. Monitoring language development over time is crucial for promoting language development because it allows educators to individualize student instruction.…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Language