Predicting communicative effectiveness in the international workplace: Support for TOEIC® Speaking test scores from linguistic laypersons.

Autor/inn/en	Schmidgall, Jonathan; Powers, Donald E.
Titel	Predicting communicative effectiveness in the international workplace: Support for TOEIC® Speaking test scores from linguistic laypersons.
Quelle	In: Language testing, 38 (2021) 2, S. 302-325Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Abbildungen 1; Tabellen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322; 1477-0946
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Kommunikation; Kommunikationssituation; Test; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englischunterricht; Auswirkung
Abstract	In this study, the authors examined the extent to which TOEIC® Speaking test scores relate to evaluations by professionals in the international workplace, the target language use domain of TOEIC tests. Linguistic laypersons in 10 countries were invited to participate in an online research survey. The survey incorporated a stratified sample of test-taker (N = 99) responses to three representative tasks from the TOEIC Speaking test (reading a text aloud, responding to questions, expressing an opinion) that were cast as workplace role-play tasks. After completing each role-play task, participants used brief, descriptive six-point rating scales to rate the communicative effectiveness (comprehensibility, task fulfillment, elaboration, and coherence) of each of several speakers. Communicative effectiveness ratings from linguistic laypersons were strongly correlated with TOEIC Speaking test scaled scores (r = 0.84). In addition, regression analysis was used to plot the relationship between layperson and test-based evaluations of speaking proficiency. Results suggested that test takers' performances can be expected to be perceived as effective at score ranges typically associated with important decisions. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for claims about the generalizability of TOEIC Speaking test score interpretations in relation to the evaluations of linguistic laypersons in the international workplace. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/2