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papers in language testing and assessment

VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1, 2020

SPECIAL ISSUE:
Where Conversation Analysis meets Language Assessment
GUEST EDITORS: Soo Jung Youn & Alfred Rue Burch

Front matter

Editorial
Introduction by Guest Editors Soo Jung Youn & Alfred Rue Burch

Articles
  • Testing interactional competence: Patterned yet dynamic aspects of L2 interaction 
    Thorsten Huth, The University of Tennessee
  • Assessing Interactional Competence: The role of intersubjectivity in a paired-speaking assessment task
    Alfred Rue Burch, Kobe University & Katharina Kley, Rice University
  • Resolving interactional troubles and maintaining progressivity in paired speaking assessment in an EFL context
    Merve Hırçın Çoban, Middle East Technical University & Olcay Sert, Mälardalen University 
  • Pragmatic variables in role-play design for the context validity of assessing interactional competence
    Soo Jung Youn, Daegu National University of Education
  • How do raters understand rubrics for assessing L2 interactional engagement? A comparative study of CA- and non-CA-formulated performance descriptors
    Erica Sandlund, Karlstad University & Tim Greer, Kobe University
Book review
  • The Discourse of the IELTS Speaking Test: Interactional design and practice 
    Reviewed by Shi Chen, Northern Arizona University


VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2, 2020

Front matter

Articles
  • A preliminary look at the impact of spell checker use during an L2 English writing assessment
    Ikkyu Choi & Yeonsuk Cho, Educational Testing Service
  • Contextualised judgements: A comparison of the rating criteria used to judge oral presentations in higher education and speaking performances in the TOEFL iBT™
    Ana Maria Ducasse, RMIT University & Annie Brown, ACER

Book reviews
  • Learning Oriented Assessment: A Systemic Approach (Vol. 45)
    Reviewed by Ruijin Yang, Queensland University of Technology
  • Language Assessment for Classroom Teachers
    Reviewed by Lan Luo, Zhejiang University


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