Measuring Communicative Effectiveness through Dictation.

Tonnes-Schnier, Felicitas; Scheibner-Herzig, Gudrun

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Publication Date: 1988

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Measuring Communicative Effectiveness through Dictation.

Tonnes-Schnier, Felicitas; Scheibner-Herzig, Gudrun

IRAL, v26 n1 p35-43 Feb 1988

A study investigated the usefulness of dictation for measuring communicative competence and oral proficiency in English as a second language. Two methods of scoring dictation were used: a scale of communicative effectiveness, and the traditional error count. (MSE)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dictation, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques, Predictor Variables, Second Language Instruction, Speech Skills

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Language: English

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