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Peer reviewedMcNamara, T. F.; Lumley, Tom – Language Testing, 1997
Investigates potential problems with training native speaker interlocutors to carry out a series of oral interactions with a candidate for overseas employment with the Australian government. Findings reveal the effects of interlocutor variables and audiotape quality on ratings. Evaluates the overall feasibility of the procedure and examines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Employment Interviews, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSpence-Brown, Robyn – Language Testing, 2001
Explores theoretical and practical issues surrounding authenticity in course-based assessment, drawing on data from a university-level Japanese language course in Australia. Examines a teaching and assessment activity based around interviewing native speakers outside the classroom, which was designed to optimize authenticity. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedElder, Cathie – Language Testing, 1997
Examines bias in Australian school examinations as it affects learners of languages other than English from different primary language backgrounds. Argues that the determination of whether tests are biased depends on how the test construct is defined and on whom is defining it. This issue is discussed within the context of a plan to compensate…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Tests
