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Quaid, Ethan Douglas – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
The present trend in developing and using semi-direct speaking tests has been supported by test developers and researchers' claim of their increased practicality, higher reliability and concurrent validity with test scores in direct oral proficiency interviews. However, it is universally agreed within the language testing and assessment community…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Speech Communication, Language Tests, Comparative Analysis
Schnell, Jim – 1991
Based on a native English-speaking teacher's perception that Chinese university students of English as a Second Language have greater skill in vocabulary than in the communication of ideas, a survey of students in one class investigated attitudes about the role of nonverbal communication in the communication process. Responses indicate a lack of…
Descriptors: Body Language, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills