TY  - BOOK
AU  - Inoue,Chihiro
TI  - Task equivalence in speaking tests
T2  - Linguistic insights : Studies in language and communication,
AV  - P53.6 .I56 2013eb
U1  - 418.0071 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Bern, New York
PB  - Peter Lang
KW  - Oral communication
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - English language
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Examinations
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Japanese speakers
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This book addresses the issue of task equivalence, which is of fundamental importance in the areas of language testing and task-based research, where task equivalence is a prerequisite. The main study examines the two 'seemingly-equivalent' picture-based spoken narrative tasks, using a multi-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies with MFRM analysis of the ratings, the analysis of linguistic performances by Japanese candidates and native speakers of English (NS), expert judgments of the task characteristics, and perceptions of the candidates and NS. The results reveal a complex picture with a number of variables involved in ensuring task equivalence, raising relevant issues regarding the theories of task complexity and the commonly-used linguistic variables for examining learner spoken language. This book has important implications for the possible measures that can be taken to avoid selecting non-equivalent tasks for research and teaching
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ER  -