| Description |
1 online resource (605 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Applied Linguistics and Language Study
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Applied linguistics and language study.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 The history of testing second language speaking; 2 Defining the construct; 3 Tasks for second language speaking tests; 4 Rating scales; 5 Test specifications; 6 Raters, training and administration; 7 Evaluating second language speaking tests; 8 Researching second language speaking tests; Appendices; Appendix 1 The 1958 FSI band descriptors; Appendix 2 FSI component scales; Appendix 3 The ACTFL Guidelines 1986; Appendix 4 The Revised ACTFL Guidelines 1999. |
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Appendix 5 Sample rating scalesAppendix 6 International second language proficiency ratings; Appendix 7 A sample transcript; Appendix 8 The fluency rating scale; Appendix 9 Questionnaire; References; Index. |
| Summary |
The testing and assessment of second language learners is an essential part of the language learning process. Glenn Fulcher''s Testing Second Language Speaking is a state-of-the-art volume that considers the assessment of speaking from historical, theoretical and practical perspectives. The book offers the first systematic, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the testing of second language speaking. Written in a clear and accessible manner, it covers:Explanations of the process of test design Costing test design projects How to put the test into practice Evaluation of speaking tests Task. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Second language acquisition -- Testing.
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Second language acquisition. |
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Testing. |
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Language and languages -- Ability testing.
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Language and languages -- Ability testing. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fulcher, Glenn. Testing Second Language Speaking. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780582472709 |
| ISBN |
9781317873686 (electronic book) |
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1317873688 (electronic book) |
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9781317873679 (ePub ebook) |
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131787367X (ePub ebook) |
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