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Direct linkKang, Okim; Rubin, Don; Kermad, Alyssa – Language Testing, 2019
As a result of the fact that judgments of non-native speech are closely tied to social biases, oral proficiency ratings are susceptible to error because of rater background and social attitudes. In the present study we seek first to estimate the variance attributable to rater background and attitudinal variables on novice raters' assessments of L2…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Jarvis, Scott – Language Testing, 2017
The present study discusses the relevance of measures of lexical diversity (LD) to the assessment of learner corpora. It also argues that existing measures of LD, many of which have become specialized for use with language corpora, are fundamentally measures of lexical repetition, are based on an etic perspective of language, and lack construct…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Schmid, Monika S.; Hopp, Holger – Language Testing, 2014
This study examines the methodology of global foreign accent ratings in studies on L2 speech production. In three experiments, we test how variation in raters, range within speech samples, as well as instructions and procedures affects ratings of accent in predominantly monolingual speakers of German, non-native speakers of German, as well as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Native Speakers
Zhang, Ying; Elder, Catherine – Language Testing, 2011
This paper reports the findings of an empirical study on ESL/EFL teachers' evaluation and interpretation of oral English proficiency as elicited by the national College English Test-Spoken English Test (CET-SET) of China. Informed by debates on the issue of native speaker (NS) norms which have become the focus of attention in recent years, this…
Descriptors: Language Tests, College English, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers
Johnson, Jeff S.; Lim, Gad S. – Language Testing, 2009
Language performance assessments typically require human raters, introducing possible error. In international examinations of English proficiency, rater language background is an especially salient factor that needs to be considered. The existence of rater language background-related bias in writing performance assessment is the object of this…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedChalhoub-Deville, Micheline – Language Testing, 1995
The purpose of this study was to derive the criteria/dimensions underlying learners' second-language oral ability scores across three tests: an oral interview, a narration, and a read-aloud. A stimulus tape of 18 speech samples was presented to 3 native speaker rater groups for evaluation. Results indicate that researchers might need to reconsider…
Descriptors: Arabic, Evaluators, Interviews, Language Tests
