Detail Test-taker familiarity and speaking test performance: Does it make a difference?   Oleh:  Chambers, Lucy ; Galaczi, Evelina D. ; Gilbert, Sue Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: Multilingual Theory and Practice in Applied Linguistics: Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, University of Southampton, 6-8 September 2012, page 39-41. Fulltext: 10. Lucy Chambers.pdf (359.19KB) Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 406 BAA 45 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1  Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel It is now widely recognised that the interlocutor is a fundamental facet in face-to-face speaking assessment. A growing body of literature has provided useful insights about the ‘interlocutor effect’ in individual, paired and group speaking tests, i.e. the influence which interlocutors can exert on the discourse produced and scores received in speaking tests (e.g. Brown & McNamara, 2004 on the effect of gender; Young & Halleck, 1998 on cultural background; Nakatsuhara, 2006; Norton, 2005; Davis, 2009 on proficiency level; Berry, 1993 and Nakatsuhara, 2009 on personality; Iwashita, 1999 and O’Sullivan, 2002 on familiarity). The findings have at times been contradictory, suggesting that it is not possible to establish a direct and predictable effect of interlocutor variables on test performance and outcomes. Considering the potential role of background variables, test providers have a responsibility to investigate such variables, since they have the potential to impact on the fairness of the test. This study aims to contribute to the debate on the interlocutor effect through its focus on the effect of candidate familiarity on paired test performance. It does so by employing a mixed-method approach which draws insights both from quantitative test taker score data and from qualitative data based on candidate interviews. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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