Examining Listening: Research and Practice in Assessing Second Language Listening (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107602632)

This volume examines the nature of second language listening proficiency and how it can be assessed. The book highlights the need for test developers to provide a clear explication of the ability constructs which underpin the tests they offer in the public domain. This is increasingly necessary if claims about the validity of test score interpretation and use are to be supported both logically and with empirical evidence. It operationalises a comprehensive test validation framework which adopts a socio-cognitive perspective. The framework embraces six core components, examining and then analysing Cambridge ESOL listening tasks from the following perspectives: Test Taker; Cognitive Validity; Context Validity; Scoring Validity; Criterion-related Validity; and Consequential Validity.

Author: Ardeshir Geranpayeh
ISBN-10: 1107602637
ISBN-13: 9781107602632
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2013
Pages: 478
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d