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Daniels, Paul – TESL-EJ, 2022
This paper compares the speaking scores generated by two online systems that are designed to automatically grade student speech and provide personalized speaking feedback in an EFL context. The first system, "Speech Assessment for Moodle" ("SAM"), is an open-source solution developed by the author that makes use of Google's…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Auditory Perception, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Testing
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Gu, Lin; Davis, Larry; Tao, Jacob; Zechner, Klaus – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2021
Recent technology advancements have increased the prospects for automated spoken language technology to provide feedback on speaking performance. In this study we examined user perceptions of using an automated feedback system for preparing for the TOEFL iBT® test. Test takers and language teachers evaluated three types of machine-generated…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Test Preparation, Feedback (Response), Scores
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Kyle, Kristopher; Choe, Ann Tai; Eguchi, Masaki; LaFlair, Geoff; Ziegler, Nicole – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
A key piece of a validity argument for a language assessment tool is clear overlap between assessment tasks and the target language use (TLU) domain (i.e., the domain description inference). The TOEFL 2000 Spoken and Written Academic Language (T2K-SWAL) corpus, which represents a variety of academic registers and disciplines in traditional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Mulyadi, Dodi; Wijayatiningsih, Testiana Deni; Singh, Charanjit Kaur Swaran; Prastikawati, Entika Fani – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Integrating Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and learning technologies can be the potential framework in designing language instruction to enhance learners' listening comprehension and speaking performance. However, not many past studies have explored how technology enhanced TBLT can enhance both listening comprehension and speaking performance…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Speech Communication, Task Analysis, English for Special Purposes