ERIC Number: EJ1454682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1444-4496
EISSN: EISSN-2202-6169
Developing Multiple Literacies in an EAP Direct Entry Pathway Program through Integrated Assessment
Zhanna Hunter; Lisa Mangion; Louise Noell
English Australia Journal, v40 n2 p5-22 2024
The multiliteracies framework provides a pedagogical approach relevant to English language direct entry pathway (DEP) programs at university, recognising that education and communication in a multicultural, multimodal, and globalised world involves more than language literacy. Integrated assessments, in which some combination of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are included and assessed, offer an appropriate form of assessment for this pedagogical context, but limited research explicitly connects the specific challenges and affordances of integrated assessments for assessing multiple literacies. The aim of this project was to consider how multiple literacies could be assessed through integrated assessment by conducting a review of the literature and applying this research to the collaborative development of an integrated listening-into-speaking task and rubric for use in our DEP programs. The proposed task and an approach to collaborative rubric development for integrated tasks is outlined.
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Scoring Rubrics, Teaching Methods, Language Tests, Barriers, Evaluation Methods, Task Analysis, Cooperation, Universities, Language Skills, Intercultural Communication, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Test Construction, English (Second Language)
English Australia Ltd. Level 3, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia. Tel: 61-2-9264-4700; e-mail: easec@englishaustralia.com.au; Web site: https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/professional-development/journal
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language
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