民族志研究方法在语言测试研究中的应用

Ethnographic Methods in Language Testing Research:An Overview

当前语言测试研究视野已拓展到测试对象、测试任务、测试过程、测试结果使用以及测试效应等。随着研究范畴的不断扩大,研究方法也出现多样化趋势。越来越多的语言测试研究者采用观察、访谈、问卷调查等形式(在广义上可纳入民族志研究范式)开展研究。本文将从方法论的角度,讨论上述研究方法在语言测试研究中的作用并辅以实例阐述其应用价值。

Current research interest has been extended to characteristics of test candidates,features of test tasks,test-taking processes,assessors＇ decision-making process,and use of test scores,etc. With the expansion of the research horizon,there has appeared a tendency for researchers to use a greater variety of methods,including observation,interview,questionnaire survey,which can be classified as ethnographic methods. This article attempts to conduct a brief review of ethnographic methods with examples from language testing research.