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Direct linkWiddowson, Henry – ELT Journal, 2021
In this contribution, I argue for a radical reappraisal of accepted ideas about how English is taught and tested. I am not alone in questioning the validity of the current orthodoxy. Others have expressed views that correspond or are consistent with the points I make here. What I have sought to do is to synthesize them in the formulation of a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Clark, Tony; Spiby, Richard; Tasviri, Reza – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
The sheer scale of the IELTS [International English Language Testing System] testing infrastructure and its unique position in the world of international education dictated some of the particular challenges that the IELTS Partners (British Council, IDP Education and Cambridge Assessment English) faced after the closure of test centres during the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Decision Making, Language Tests
Green, Brent A.; Lung, Ying Suet Michelle – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
In this commentary, we describe the English language placement adaptations we were required to make due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a brief description of our placement test battery which was adapted to address our institution's move to a remote teaching/learning mode. A discussion of the major challenges we experienced, their…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Liao, Ray J. T. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
Jessica Wu is Research and Development Program Director at the Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC) in Taipei, Taiwan. Jessica has been deeply involved in the development and validation of the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) in addition to a number of other foreign language testing programs. Her research focuses on speaking…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Interviews
Hirch, R. Roz – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
The following interview was conducted with Catherine Elder in spring of 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. Cathie has had a varied career in language testing, including work at universities in Australia and New Zealand and at the Language Testing Resource Center in Melbourne. In this interview, Cathie shares some highlights of her somewhat…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Gabriele, Alison – Second Language Research, 2021
This commentary discusses Westergaard's (2021) keynote article, which presents a comprehensive model of first language (L1), second language (L2), and third language (L3) acquisition. The commentary presents evidence from a previous study of L3 learners that provides support for Westergaard's property-by-property transfer proposal. The commentary…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Linguistic Theory
