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Tone It Down A Bit!: Euphemism As A Colonial Device In Indigenous Studies, Colleen Mcgloin
Tone It Down A Bit!: Euphemism As A Colonial Device In Indigenous Studies, Colleen Mcgloin
Colleen McGloin
No abstract provided.
Traveler's Lodestone, Olivia Blessing, Angela Blessing
Traveler's Lodestone, Olivia Blessing, Angela Blessing
Olivia L Blessing
A Universal Translator! The "Traveler's Lodestone" series is a point-to-speak book. It uses picture-based communications to cover the basic things a person would need when conversing in any foreign language. The idea is that when the words aren't at the tip of your tongue, the pictures are at the tip of your finger. Everything from groceries to clothes to hotel amenities to weather, directions, and more is available instantly with this easy to use book. It's quick and universal!
Measuring English Language Proficiency: Revision Of The Ielts Pronunciation Scale, Sacha Develle
Measuring English Language Proficiency: Revision Of The Ielts Pronunciation Scale, Sacha Develle
Dr Sacha DeVelle
No abstract provided.
Setting Language Standards In Higher Education: Is Compromising A False Economy?, Sacha Develle
Setting Language Standards In Higher Education: Is Compromising A False Economy?, Sacha Develle
Dr Sacha DeVelle
No abstract provided.
Language Proficiency And Testing For Migration Purposes: What Are The Practical Implications?, Sacha Develle
Language Proficiency And Testing For Migration Purposes: What Are The Practical Implications?, Sacha Develle
Dr Sacha DeVelle
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Test-Taker Gender, Audience And Topic On Task Performance In Tape-Mediated Assessment Of Speaking., Tom Lumley, Barry O'Sullivan
The Effect Of Test-Taker Gender, Audience And Topic On Task Performance In Tape-Mediated Assessment Of Speaking., Tom Lumley, Barry O'Sullivan
Dr Tom Lumley
Performance in tests of spoken language can be influenced by a wide range of features of both task and participants. This article hypothesises that there may be effects on performance attributable to an interaction of variables such as the task topic, the gender of the person presenting the topic and the gender of the candidate. In contrast to previous studies, which have examined speaking tests involving face-to-face interaction, this study considered the issue in a tape-mediated test delivered in a language laboratory, with no interlocutor present, but where stimulus material is presented by one or more speakers, one of whom …
Increasing English-Language-Learners’ Speaking Opportunities, Chamkaur Gill
Increasing English-Language-Learners’ Speaking Opportunities, Chamkaur Gill
Chamkaur Gill
No abstract provided.
Online Effects Of Semantic Coercion: Simple Versus Compositional Processing, Sacha Develle
Online Effects Of Semantic Coercion: Simple Versus Compositional Processing, Sacha Develle
Dr Sacha DeVelle
No abstract provided.
The Process Of The Assessment Of Writing Performance : The Rater's Perspective, Tom Lumley
The Process Of The Assessment Of Writing Performance : The Rater's Perspective, Tom Lumley
Dr Tom Lumley
This study investigates the process of rating texts written by adult ESL learners. Four experienced raters provided think-aloud protocols describing the rating process for a set of 24 texts. The think-aloud data allowed analysis of the sequence of rating, raters' interpretations of the scoring categories, and difficulties raters faced. The study reveals the complexity of the rating process, whereby raters struggle to resolve a tension between the wordings (or rules) of the rating scale and their complex, initial, intuitive impression of the text. Rating requires training to provide reliable measurement. The study also demonstrates that caution is needed in interpreting …
Specific-Purpose Language Performance Tests : Task And Interaction, Tom Lumley, Annie Brown
Specific-Purpose Language Performance Tests : Task And Interaction, Tom Lumley, Annie Brown
Dr Tom Lumley
Oral performance tests designed to assess candidates' ability to function in a particular professional role typically involve role plays which simulate aspects of professional interaction between a candidate, in his/her professional role, and an interlocutor, in the role of client or consumer of the professional services. This paper reports on an investigation into the role which expert professional informants can play in providing post hoc content validation of tasks used in this kind of occupation-specific test, focusing on both the content of the tasks and the behaviour of the interlocutors. The study draws on data from the oral interaction component …