Relating a Concordance-Based Cloze Test to the Model of Communicative Language Ability: A Verbal Protocol Study

Autor/in	Kongsuwannakul, Kunlaphak
Titel	Relating a Concordance-Based Cloze Test to the Model of Communicative Language Ability: A Verbal Protocol Study
Quelle	In: Language Testing in Asia, 12 (2022), Artikel 1 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kongsuwannakul, Kunlaphak)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-0443
DOI	10.1186/s40468-021-00151-4
Schlagwörter	Cloze Procedure; Communicative Competence (Languages); Profiles; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Indexes; Test Items; Native Language; Test Construction; Computational Linguistics; Construct Validity; Generalization; Verbal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lückentext; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Indexdatei; Test content; Testaufgabe; Testaufbau; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik
Abstract	The literature of empirical studies on the concordance-based cloze test (ConCloze) is far and few between. This is despite the fact that it has a potential for item writing without the aid of native speakers and for making use of corpus-based technology in task design. This article explores the test-taking processes and strategies of a ConCloze item variant. The aim is to investigate the substantive aspect of the construct validity for the item type and increase the generalizability of the findings in the universe of admissible observations. The sample consists of 14 non-native English users who are in higher education and engage with 3 test tasks each, totaling 42 verbal reports. The sampling method is purposive sampling, in which their first language profiles are maximized in terms of heterogeneity for increased power of generalization. It is found that "Reading concordance lines and recognizing clue words inside" is a major process, and "Assessing item components and testing a meaningful compatibility of a word in context" a secondary one. A model of communicative language ability is used to provide a context for task use in this study, where strategic competence is represented in ConCloze substantive validity. (As Provided).
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