A Comparison of Listening and Speaking Tests for Student Placement.

Autor/inn/en	Heller, Anne; und weitere
Titel	A Comparison of Listening and Speaking Tests for Student Placement.
Quelle	In: Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, (1995) 6, S.27-40 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Dictation; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Interviews; Language Research; Linguistic Theory; Listening Comprehension Tests; Second Language Programs; Student Placement; Summer Programs; Test Format; Test Use; Verbal Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diktat; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sprachforschung; Linguistische Theorie; Hörverstehensübung; Schülerpraktikum; Sommerkurs; Testentwicklung; Testanwendung; Mündliche Prüfung
Abstract	This study investigated the utility and effectiveness of a simple dictation test for placement of students in a university's summer English-as-a-Second-Language program. The dictation test was explored as an alternative to the traditional oral interview, which had shown some problems of interrater reliability and consistency, resulting in inappropriate placements. The study examined: (1) the relationship between scores on the two tests and student placements, to see whether the dictation test produced a better placement, and (2) the relationship between interview and dictation scores, to see whether the latter could be used in place of the former. The procedure was piloted with 14 native English speakers and 16 non-native speakers, then undertaken fully with 263 students. Results indicate that the dictation scores were marginally less effective than interview scores in placing students, and that the dictation cannot be effectively substituted for the interview. However, it is suggested that the dictation test be retained as an additional measure in case of a request for transfer from one class to another. The dictation is appended. (Contains 18 references.) (MSE)
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Update	2004/1/01