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Assessing Listening
Brown, H. D. (2004).
Micro and Macroskills of Listening (Richards' framework)
What Makes Listening Difficult
Clustering;Redundancy;Reduced forms;Performance variables;Colloquial language;Rate of delivery;Stress, rhythm, and intonation;Interaction
Types of Listening Performance
Intensive Listening;Responsive Listening;Selective Listening;Extensive Listening
Challenges in Assessing Listening
Performance vs. Observation;Fallibility of single performance:;Inference
Designing Listening Assessment Tasks
Intensive Listening;Responsive Listening;Selective Listening;Extensive Listening
Key principles
practicality, validity, realibility,washback,authentitity. F/S
Authenticity in Listening Tasks
Real-life listening tasks;Challenges of authenticity
Similarities
Focus on Listening Assessment:
Types of Listening
Challenges
Inference
Core Principles
Flowerdew, J., & Miller, L. (2012).
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Types of Listening Tests
Tests involving multiple skills
Listening with pictures (listening + visual).
Listening and responding orally (listening + speaking).
Listening and multiple-choice questions (listening + reading).
Listening and summary writing (listening + writing).
Test Validity
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Face,Content,Consruct,Empirical Validity
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Test Reliability
Factors affecting reliability: number of items, administration consistency, clarity of instructions, personal/environmental conditions, and scoring methods.
Practical Considerations
What to Test:What to Test:What to Measure
Grading Systems
Communicative tests favor holistic grading (descriptors) rather than detailed point systems. Example: Carroll & West’s (1989) “yardsticks” with a nine-point scale to evaluate listening competence.
Three Historical Approaches to Testing Listening
Discrete-Point Approach;Integrative Approach;Communicative Approach
Differences
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Technology & Conditions
Authenticity
Testing Methods
Grading
Theoretical vs Practical Focus
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