Rethinking the second language listening test from theory to practice
Testing second language listening proficiency validly and reliably has always posed a challenge. In the days before the widespread availability of recorded material, tests were reliant upon the voice of the examiner. Each test administration was a unique phonetic event, with enormous variations of d...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol, CT :
Equinox Publishing
2018
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| Colección: | British Council monographs on modern language testing ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3816405x*spi |
| Sumario: | Testing second language listening proficiency validly and reliably has always posed a challenge. In the days before the widespread availability of recorded material, tests were reliant upon the voice of the examiner. Each test administration was a unique phonetic event, with enormous variations of delivery between examiners and even within the performance of a single examiner on different occasions. The presentation was read-aloud, and the texts chosen were often those that had been written to be read (including literary extracts). The resulting input to test takers bore little resemblance to natural connected speech |
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| Descripción Física: | 156 p. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. Índice |
| ISBN: | 9781781797150 9781781797143 |
