Developing tools for learning oriented assessment of interactional competence: Bridging theory and practice.

Autor/inn/en	May, Lyn; Nakatsuhara, Fumiyo; Lam, Daniel; Galaczi, Evelina
Titel	Developing tools for learning oriented assessment of interactional competence: Bridging theory and practice.
Quelle	In: Language testing, 37 (2020) 2, S. 165-188Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen 2; Literaturangaben; Tabellen 3
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322; 1477-0946
Schlagwörter	Testentwicklung; Lehrer; Interaktion; Feedback; Sprechen; Bewertung
Abstract	In this paper the authors report on a project in which they developed tools to support the classroom assessment of learners' interactional competence (IC) and provided learning oriented feedback in the context of preparation for a high-stakes face-to-face speaking test. Six trained examiners provided stimulated verbal reports (n = 72) on 12 paired interactions, focusing on interactional features of candidates' performance. The authors thematically analysed the verbal reports to inform a draft checklist and materials, which were then trialled by four experienced teachers. Informed by both data sources, the final product comprised the following: (a) a detailed IC checklist with nine main categories and over 50 sub-categories, an accompanying detailed description of each area and feedback to learners, which teachers can adapt to suit their teaching and testing contexts; and (b) a concise IC checklist with four categories and bite-sized feedback for real-time classroom assessment. Interactional competence, a key aspect of face-to-face communication, is under-researched and under-explored in second/foreign language teaching, learning, and assessment contexts. This in-depth treatment of it, therefore, stands to contribute to learning contexts through raising teachers' and learners' awareness of micro-level features of the construct, and to assessment contexts through developing a more comprehensive understanding of the construct. (Verlag, adapt.).
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Update	2022/2