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Assessing speaking

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

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Abstract

In this chapter on assessing speaking, the history of speaking assessment is briefly traced in terms of the various ways in which speaking constructs have been defined and diversified over the past century. This is followed by a discussion of elicitation tasks, test delivery modes, rating methods, and scales that offered opportunities and/or presented challenges in operationalising different constructs of speaking and providing feedback. Several methods utilised in researching speaking assessment are then considered. Informed by recent research and advances in technology, the chapter provides recommendations for practice in both high-stakes and low-stakes contexts.

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Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 209-222

Publication milestones

  • Published - 16/12/2021

Publication status

Published - 16/12/2021

Edition

2nd Edition

Publisher

Routledge, United States, United Kingdom

ISBN (Print)

9781138385436

ISBN (Electronic)

9781003220756

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625318
  • ORCID: /0000-0003-1927-6923/work/109948029

Host publication title

Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

Host publication editors

  • Glenn Fulcher
  • Luke Harding

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