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Peer reviewedHoekje, Barbara; Linnell, Kimberly – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Bachman's framework of language testing and standard of authenticity for language testing instruments were used to evaluate three instruments--the SPEAK (Spoken Proficiency English Assessment Kit) test, OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview), and a performance test--as language tests for nonnative-English-speaking teaching assistants. (Contains 53…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Peer reviewedBoxer, Diana – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
An analysis is presented of the speech act sequence of indirect complaint/commiseration in conversational interactions between Japanese learners of English as a Second Language and their English-speaking peers. Consequences of nonsubstantive, noncommiserative responses are explored in light of missed opportunities for interaction. (46 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedYule, George; Hoffman, Paul – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
Results of a study of international graduate teaching assistant (ITA) language competence suggest that groups of undergraduates can provide a responsible majority vote regarding the readiness of an ITA to assume instructional duties, if those undergraduate focus on categories identified in a formal evaluation sheet. An evaluation sheet is…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Students
