Designing Listening Tests A Practical Approach
This book examines the crucial role that sound file selection plays in assessing listening ability and introduces the reader to the procedure of textmapping, which explores how to exploit a sound file. The book discusses the role of the task identifier, t
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Designing Listening Tests: A Practical Approach
‘Rita Green has spent many years at the coalface of language test development and training in a variety of international contexts; this book is the sum of this experience. This book is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to develop listening tests: a highly practical, theoretically-grounded guide for teachers and practitioners everywhere. Green covers a range of important principles and approaches; one highlight is the introduction to the “textmapping” approach to working with sound files. This book is highly recommended for anyone involved in the development of listening tests.’ —Luke Harding, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University, UK
Designing Listening Tests: A Practical Approach Rita Green
Rita Green UK
ISBN 978-1-137-45715-8 ISBN 978-1-349-68771-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-68771-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016950461 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Preface
Who is this book for? This book is primarily aimed at teachers who would like to develop listening tests for their students but who have little, if any, training in the field of assessment. It is also designed for test developers who have some experience of assessing the listening ability of test takers, but who would like a practical reference book to remind them of the procedures they should follow, and of the many do’s and dont’s that litter the field of task development. Those who are engaged in MA studies, or other types of research, should also find
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