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ERIC Number: EJ561218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
Assessing Listening Abilities.
Brindley, Geoff
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v18 p171-91 1998
This review of research on assessment of second-language listening abilities looks at some testing issues and challenges (assessing higher-level skills, confounding of skills, assessing listening in oral interaction, authenticity), discusses assessment methods and techniques (test administration, item formats), and considers potential applications of new computer and video technology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Language Research, Language Tests, Linguistic Theory, Listening Comprehension, Listening Skills, Models, Second Language Instruction, Second Languages, Technological Advancement, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Testing Problems, Video Equipment
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Foundations of Second Language Teaching.