Assessing Oral Production of English as a Lingua Franca in European Universities: Can Corpora Inform the Test Construct?
This article examines the rapidly growing phenomenon of the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in European universities and the need to develop tests which reflect this use. After reporting on a research project which introduced a lingua franca element into a receptive skills test set at Lev...
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This article examines the rapidly growing phenomenon of the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in European universities and the need to develop tests which reflect this use. After reporting on a research project which introduced a lingua franca element into a receptive skills test set at Levels B1-B2 of the CEFR (reflecting current entrance requirements to first and second level degree programmes), it goes on to consider the challenges posed by assessment of the productive skills, and the possible role of corpora (learner corpora and ELF corpora) in contributing to the identification of a test construct for oral production.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e67b97958233438cb2255c1822bf2fb02023-10-30T08:31:57ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariEducazione Linguistica Language Education2280-67922015-03-014110.14277/2280-6792/122journal_article_1001Assessing Oral Production of English as a Lingua Franca in European Universities: Can Corpora Inform the Test Construct?Newbold, David0Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia This article examines the rapidly growing phenomenon of the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in European universities and the need to develop tests which reflect this use. After reporting on a research project which introduced a lingua franca element into a receptive skills test set at Levels B1-B2 of the CEFR (reflecting current entrance requirements to first and second level degree programmes), it goes on to consider the challenges posed by assessment of the productive skills, and the possible role of corpora (learner corpora and ELF corpora) in contributing to the identification of a test construct for oral production. http://doi.org/10.14277/2280-6792/122 |
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| title | Assessing Oral Production of English as a Lingua Franca in European Universities: Can Corpora Inform the Test Construct? |
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| title_short | Assessing Oral Production of English as a Lingua Franca in European Universities: Can Corpora Inform the Test Construct? |
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