Assessment behavior between Raters with and without Overseas Education Background in Oral English Assessment. A comparison
Assessment behavior between Raters with and without Overseas Education Background in Oral English Assessment. A comparison

Author: Yin Xiaoteng

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2016-10-05

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 3668313717

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Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This study conducted a comparison of assessment behavior between nonnative raters with overseas educational backgrounds (NNSWOEB) and nonnative speakers without overseas educational backgrounds (NNSW/OOEB) in an oral English assessment. The 8 participants, all nonnative speakers, are divided by their overseas educational background into two categories. Each category, consisting of 4 raters, are required to rate 28 English Education major students' oral English samples. Data analysis was conducted using Minifac (Facets) Rasch software. Results of the analysis revealed that a: there is significant difference in severity between NNSWOEB raters and NNSW/OOEB raters. b: NNSW/OOEB raters are more severe than NNSWOEB raters in every rating criteria except criteria of pronunciation. c: NNSWOEB raters have different rating concept to rating scales with NNSW/OOEB raters. Study findings add support to previous research that has demonstrated nonnative speakers or speakers without overseas educational background are more severe than native speakers or speakers with overseas educational backgrounds , particularly in grammatical criteria.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Writing
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Writing

Author: Rosa M. Manchón

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-30

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 0429576412

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This unique state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive, systematic discussion of second language (L2) writing and L2 learning. Led by experts Rosa Manchón and Charlene Polio, top international scholars synthesize and contextualize the salient theoretical approaches, methodological issues, empirical findings, and emerging themes in the connection between L2 writing and L2 learning, and set the future research agenda to move the field forward. This will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of second language acquisition (SLA), applied linguistics, education, and composition studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing

Author: Paula Winke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-28

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1351034766

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This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.

Global TESOL for the 21st Century
Global TESOL for the 21st Century

Author: Heath Rose

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2020-05-27

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1788928202

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This book explores the impact of the spread of English on language teaching and learning. It provides a framework for change in English language teaching to better reflect global realities and current research. The authors examine the pedagogical implications of the global spread of English, drawing on world Englishes, English as a lingua franca, and global Englishes research. The book proposes key innovations for teaching English as an international language, and outlines key areas for future classroom-based research. The book is essential reading for postgraduate researchers, teachers and teacher trainers in TESOL and second language education programmes.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing
The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

Author: Glenn Fulcher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 1136590862

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Winner of the SAGE/ILTA Book Award 2016 The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing will provide a comprehensive account of the area of language assessment and testing. Written by leading specialists from around the world, this volume brings together approximately 35 authoritative articles (around 8000 words each). The proposed outline for the Handbook (below) is divided into ten sections. The section titles reflect the contents of their Language Testing and Assessment –textbook in our RAL series and sketch a useful overview of the discipline. Each chapter has been carefully selected to relate to key issues raised in the respective topic, providing additional historical background, critical discussion, reviews of key research methods, and an assessment of what the future might hold.

Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment
Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment

Author: Tim McNamara

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-02-21

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0194016943

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This book has two goals, each related to the validity of language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between fairness and justice in language assessment. The authors distinguish internal and external dimensions of the equitable and just treatment of individuals taking language tests which are used as gatekeeping devices to determine access to education and employment, immigrant status, citizenship, and other rights. The second goal is to show how the extent of test fairness can be demonstrated and improved using the tools of psychometrics, in particular the models collectively known as Rasch measurement. “This book will have an enormous impact on the field of language assessment. Using Rasch analysis models to explore and identify sources of unfairness, the authors make a compelling case for fairness in the design and implementation of language assessment instruments and for justice in the interpretation and use of test results. A real strength of the book is that it guides readers through analytical techniques in an accessible way.” Dan Douglas, Professor Emeritus, Applied Linguistics Program, Iowa State University.

Individual Differences in Second/Foreign Language Speech Production: Multidisciplinary Approaches and New Sounds
Individual Differences in Second/Foreign Language Speech Production: Multidisciplinary Approaches and New Sounds

Author: Peijian Paul Sun

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 2832528376

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Second/foreign language (L2) speech production is a complex process requiring individuals’ combined efforts to utilize various processing components such as conceptualiser, formulator, and articulator. Since the publication of Pim Levelt’s book Speaking – From Intention to Articulation in 1989, a considerable number of studies have examined L2 speech production in the field of neuroscience with a particular focus on the link between speech perception and speech production. Undeniably, a neurolinguistic examination of speech production can enrich our understanding of how human brains compute linguistic information at a cognitive level. However, it is insufficient by only focusing on the neurocognitive dimension of speech production, given that individuals’ speech production can be subject to various individual differences factors, either cognitively, affectively, or socio-culturally. It is, therefore, necessary to move beyond the neurocognitive understanding of speech production by taking every possible perspective into consideration. Individual difference, as an umbrella term, covers psychological traits, personal characteristics, cognitive and emotional components that distinguish learners from each other. Given that individual difference factors can reveal disparities in L2 learning and performance among learners, such factors have attracted researchers’ growing interest concerning their influences on L2 speech processing, their relationships with L2 speech performance, and their contributions to L2 speech development. Nevertheless, our understanding of L2 speech production is not only insufficient compared to other L2 skills such as writing and reading, but also limited to the neurocognitive account of L2 speech production. More research, therefore, is in urgent need to uncover the influence of various individual differences factors on L2 speech production from multidisciplinary perspectives.