Discourse Characteristics of Writing and Speaking Task Types on the "TOEFL iBT"® Test: A Lexico-Grammatical Analysis. "TOEFL iBT"® Research Report. TOEFL iBT-19. Research Report. RR-13-04

Autor/inn/en	Biber, Douglas; Gray, Bethany
Titel	Discourse Characteristics of Writing and Speaking Task Types on the "TOEFL iBT"® Test: A Lexico-Grammatical Analysis. "TOEFL iBT"® Research Report. TOEFL iBT-19. Research Report. RR-13-04
Quelle	In: ETS Research Report Series, (2013), (132 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2330-8516
Schlagwörter	Discourse Analysis; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Tests; Vocabulary; Grammar; Profiles; Phrase Structure; Computer Assisted Testing; Language Usage; Speech Communication; Written Language; Academic Discourse; Test Validity; Scores; Task Analysis; Language Proficiency; Syntax; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Computational Linguistics; Writing Skills; Oral Language; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language test; Sprachtest; Wortschatz; Grammatik; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Phrasenstruktur; Sprachgebrauch; Geschriebene Sprache; Discourse; Diskurs; Testvalidität; Aufgabenanalyse; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	One of the major innovations of the "TOEFL iBT"® test is the incorporation of integrated tasks complementing the independent tasks to which examinees respond. In addition, examinees must produce discourse in both modes (speech and writing). The validity argument for the TOEFL iBT includes the claim that examinees vary their discourse in accordance with these considerations as they become more proficient in their academic language skills (the explanation inference). To provide evidence in support of this warrant, we undertake a comprehensive lexico-grammatical description of the discourse produced in response to integrated versus independent tasks, across the spoken and written modes, by test takers from different score levels. Discourse descriptions at several linguistic levels are provided, including vocabulary profiles, collocational patterns, the use of extended lexical bundles, distinctive lexicogrammatical features, and a multidimensional (MD) analysis that describes the overall patterns of linguistic variation. In sum, we undertake a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the discourse of TOEFL iBT responses, interpreting observed linguistic patterns of variation relative to three parameters that are relevant in the TOEFL iBT context: mode, task type, and score level of test takers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01