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Accent and Listening Assessment

A Validation Study of the Use of Speakers with L2 Accents on an Academic English Listening Test

Produktform: Buch / Einband - fest (Hardcover)

Given the linguistically diverse nature of academic institutions in English-speaking contexts, a strong rationale exists for the incorporation of L2 accents of English in academic listening assessment on the grounds of authenticity and construct representation. However large-scale tests have tended to feature only native-speaker varieties in listening test input owing to concerns about the intelligibility of L2 accents, construct validity and acceptability. This book presents a mixed-methods study designed to address these concerns. Versions of the University Test of English as a Second Language (UTESL) featuring Australian English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese accented speakers were used to explore the potential for a shared-L1 or familiarity advantage, and to investigate test-takers’ attitudes towards L2 accents on a listening test. Implications are drawn for test development and for future research.weiterlesen

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Sprache(n): Englisch

ISBN: 978-3-631-60939-2 / 978-3631609392 / 9783631609392

Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Erscheinungsdatum: 29.04.2011

Seiten: 294

Auflage: 1

Autor(en): Luke Harding

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