基于Language Testing(2008～2018)的效度研究热点综述

效度是语言测试最核心的要求之一。本文对2008年至2018年刊登在国际语言测试领域最权威的学术期刊Language Testing上的与效度有关的所有研究论文进行了综合性文献分析。通过归纳发现:在以往的10年中,语言测试效度研究主要集中在口语测试效度研究、评分者效度研究、测试的预测与诊断功能效度研究、基于逻辑分析与统计技术的效度验证、效度与公平性关系的理论探讨、基于新技术测试的效度考察以及特殊类型测试量表的开发与测试效度验证等7个方面。研究结果期望对我国基于'中国英语能力等级量'(CSE)的各类英语测试的开发、效验,以及针对来华留学生的各类汉语作为第二语言测试的开发、效验理论和实践提供些许启发,从而推动国内的语言测试效度研究向着纵深发展。

Analysis of CET3 Based on Language Testing

In this paper,some basic theories and terms of language testing,like types of language tests and qualities of good tests were briefly discussed.Then CET3(College English Test Band3) in Beijing was analyzed from three perspectives:design principles,item formats and test content. In the end,some suggestions were given to improve this test.

A Study of the English Oral Tests in Light of the Communicative Language Testing Theory

Speaking,as a productive skill,is a priority for many foreign-language learners.They often evaluate their success in language learning on the basis of how much they feel they have improved in their spoken language proficiency.Consequently,testing of oral skills has hardly been neglected in college English examination.The communicative testing theory in 1970s greatly influenced language testing,especially the oral tests.This essay briefly explores the theory of communicative language testing and discusses the methods of TOEFL oral test and college English oral test and proposes ways to the latter one for further improve ment.

An Analysis of the CET English Writing Tests from the Perspective of Language Testing

This article is mainly talked about CET English writing tests from the perspective of language testing.Writing tests designed to test the language proficiency,have direct and integrative characteristics.Writing requires the candidates to use language accurately,fluently and appropriately.

Questionnaire Survey Research on CET-4 Writing Section in Light of Communicative Language Testing

This paper is to investigate whether the CET-4 writing section has positive effect in terms of Communicative Language Testing.The questionnaire survey method is adopted to carry out the research to collect data.It is concluded that currently the CET-4 writing section has certain harmful effect upon English learning of college non-English major students.Further reforms and improvement from the perspective of communicative language testing concerning the scoring criteria and the design of the task should be the focus of the future.

Interpretation of Key Concepts in Language Testing: Validity, Validation and Reliability

Language testing is an important link in language teaching,in this paper,the two important criteria of language test the reliability and validity has carried on the detailed elaboration,in order to a language teacher proposition and evaluation test more scientific.

A Brief Discussion on Communicative Language Testing

This paper shows some points of view on communicative language ability and issues of processing an effective communicative language test. Different considerations are given in different stages both from aspects of validity and reliability. All the processes are involved in considering the characteristics of communicative language test and special needs from communicative language ability. Different from other kinds of tests, it pays much more attention to context, precision measurement and criterion.

Testing Speaking Skill with Help of Language Lab or Computer

Speaking skill is an important component in the student’s communicative competence.The testing of this skill is indispensable with its functions of providing useful feedback and motivating students.Where direct face-to-face oral test is impossible when large number of candidates involved,language lab or computer can be used to carry out various testing tasks in the evaluation of the students’ oral communicative competence.

Communicative Language Testing of Speaking

Testing speaking ability offers plenty of scope for meeting the criteria for communicative testing.The article describes the model of CLA,analyzes basic factors involved in speaking competence,discusses what is a communicative language test of speaking,and suggests some factors that should be taken into consideration when designing a communicative language test of speaking.

Symbiosis of language testing and language teaching:The journey of the 37^(th) Language Testing Research Colloquium( LTRC 2015) in Toronto,Canada

The 37th Language Testing Research Colloquium(LTRC 2015①)was held at Eaton Chelsea Hotel in Toronto Canada during March 16-20,2015.The first two days of March 16-17 were preconference workshop days with March 18-20 as the three main conference days.More than 300 participants from 27 countries and regions joined the conference.The top numbers of the

The Influence of Combining Computer-Assisted Language Learning With Instruction on Chinese College Students’L2 Pragmatic Ability

In the area of computer-assisted language learning(CALL),although a number of studies have adopted various CALL-based devices(e.g.,blogs,gaming,and synthetic environments)to foster second language(L2)acquisition,the vital component of instruction has received little attention.The present study explored the usefulness of CALL-based communication in conjunction with instruction on EFL learners’L2 pragmatic development.Sixty-two EFL students from a university in China were recruited for the current research.The experimental group communicated with a native English speaker through synchronous messaging via Skype and had two instructional sessions pertinent to compliment responses,while the control group interacted with a native English speaker via Skype without having the teaching intervention.Findings from an independent samples t-test demonstrated that the experimental group produced significantly more proper compliment responses in the immediate posttest than the control group(p<.001).Moreover,a significant difference(p<.001)was found for the experimental group between the preintervention and delayed post-intervention mean scores,suggesting that CALL coupled with teaching intervention had a long-term impact on learners’L2 pragmatic development.These findings enrich our understanding of the beneficial and lasting influence of combining CALL with instruction on EFL students’pragmatic development.In addition,pedagogical implications for deploying CALL paired with L2 pragmatics instruction are provided.

Models for Teaching Culture in Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CALL （computer-assisted language learning） has tremendously transformed the teaching of language, with its wide application in many aspects of language teaching. However, how to integrate CALL into the teaching of culture is still rarely discussed. The purpose of the paper is to explore feasible models for teaching culture in CALL and their effects on students＇ acquisition process. Based on two fundamental pedagogical approaches （participatory pedagogy and multiliteracies pedagogy） for teaching culture, this paper proposes three pedagogical models （problem-posing model, web-quest model, and computer-supported collaborative learning model） for teaching culture in CALL. In the end, this paper illustrates a combination of the three models in real CALL setting by a cultural teaching case. A questionnaire survey and interviews are conducted to reflect on students＇ feedback, which gives an insight into possible adjustments in teaching models and the paper also proposes future possibilities in applying these models into teaching culture

Reflections on Language Testing——From the Perspective of Professional Training for Test Writers

This paper aims to talk about the superficial reflections on language testing from the perspective of professional training for test writers,to qualify test writers with basic testing theories,to make the test valid and reliable,to help improve educational reform and language teaching,to fully conform to the standards set by syllabus.

Modem Development of Language Testing

This paper primarily focuses on the major development of language testing since 1980s. Critical to testing is me concept of language proficiency or ability which consists two components of language competence （or language knowledge） and strategic competence. A communicative approach to testing is demanding to catch up with the new teaching concept and to measure a learner＇ s cornmunicative competence. Communicative language tests are intended to measure people＇ s ability to use language communicatively in a variety of real life situations.

Language, Language Teaching and Language Testing

Departing from a brief presentation of the various views of language, this article elaborates the influence of views of language on language teaching and language testing. This will help us have background knowledge on language teaching and language testing.

Application of Corpus in Language Testing

In recent years, the application of corpus in the field of language testing has been widely recognized, and its application potential and prospects have also attracted much attention. Based on this, first of all, the application of corpus in language testing was expounded from four aspects: test development, development of automatic scoring system, formulation of scoring scale and vocabulary formulation in examination syllabus;then, taking the construction of Chinese English learners' writing competence scale as an example, the application of corpus in the construction of writing competence scale was expounded;furthermore, the application prospects and limitations of corpus in language testing were analyzed. The rise of corpus research methods provides an effective way to improve the authenticity of language testing.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED TESTING OF METALINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

The paper is devoted to the description of possible approaches to designing materials for computer-assisted testing of metalinguistic competence of the intending foreign language teachers. By metalinguistic competence we here mean the learners’ comprehension of such fundamental concepts of linguistic theory as: grammatical and lexical meanings and their types, the concepts of grammatical form and grammatical category, homonyms and synonyms,

The Developmental Movements of Language Testing and the Necessity of Communicative Approach

The relationship between language testing and language teaching is said to be inseparably interconnected and act together.Language testing has been unceasingly improving itself responding to the requirements of language teaching so as to improve testees’language ability.From the prescientific movement to the now newest communicative movement,four main approaches to testing have its pros and cons in achieving the reliability and validity of testing.By them,we can see communicative approach is of necessity to become the milestone of language

The Impact of Language Testing on Language Teaching

Language testing is of great value in language teaching. This paper is intended to deal with its washback effects in the following aspects. On one hand, it explores the impacts of language testing on objects invovled. On the other hand, it directs at the positive and negative washback effects of testing on language teaching.

A Review on Language Testing Washback

On the basis of the definition and theories of language testing washback,this paper briefly introduces the empirical studies on the washback of language testing at home and abroad,and then proposes the advice and suggestions on research trend of language testing washback.