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TESTING ESL SOCIOPRAGMATICS
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A WEB-BASED TEST BATTERY |
| By: |
Carsten Roever, Catherine Elder, Catherine Elder |
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Hardback |
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£42.65 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3631653794 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783631653791 |
| Publisher: |
PETER LANG AG |
| Pub. date: |
30 July, 2014 |
| Series: |
Language Testing and Evaluation 35 |
| Pages: |
182 |
| Description: |
This book describes the development and argument-based validation of a web-based test of second language pragmatics for learners of English. The test has a sociopragmatic orientation and strives for broad coverage of the construct by assessing metapragmatic judgment as well as the ability to co-construct discourse. |
| Synopsis: |
Testing of second language pragmatics has grown as a research area but still suffers from a tension between construct coverage and practicality. In this book, the authors describe the development and validation of a web-based test of second language pragmatics for learners of English. The test has a sociopragmatic orientation and strives for a broad coverage of the construct by assessing learners' metapragmatic judgments as well as their ability to co-construct discourse. To ensure practicality, the test is delivered online and is scored partially automatically and partially by human raters. We used the argument-based approach to validation, which showed that the test can support low-stakes decisions about learners' knowledge of sociopragmatics in English. |
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Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Peter Lang AG |
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Returnable |
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