The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

By S. Bacchini. 2014

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Language assessment training in Hong Kong: Implications for language assessment literacy (2015, background): “…supervisors, and programme directors may consider incorporating pre-service teachers’ assessment knowledge and skills as part of pedagogical content knowledge (Gu, 2014; Inbar-Lourie, 2013b) and realign the assessment rubrics of teaching practicum to facilitate development of LAL in the long run.”
Does a Speaking Task Affect Second Language Comprehensibility (2015, background): “…(Derwing, 2003; Tokumoto & Shibata, 2011), many proponents of pronunciation have argued for a greater focus on comprehensible speech, as opposed to minimizing first language (L1) influence through accent reduction in instruction and assessment (Derwing & Munro, 2009; Harding, 2013; Levis, 2005).”
Needs analysis for specialized learner populations: Essential methodological improvements (2015, background): “Here, wewill not recount the history of NA, which will already be familiar to readers of this journal and for which detailed accounts are available elsewhere (see, e.g., Hyland, 2009; Long, 2013a, 2015a; Norris, 2009).”