| Assessing Speaking in Context: Expanding the Construct and Its Applications Contributor(s): Salaberry, M. Rafael (Editor), Burch, Alfred Rue (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1788923812 ISBN-13: 9781788923811 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Psycholinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 401.93 |
| LCCN: 2021013283 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edited volume investigates the nature and possible applications of an expanded and reconceptualized theoretical construct of speaking as a dynamic socially-constructed endeavour. It addresses both theoretical perspectives and methodological procedures to define and circumscribe the assessment of contextualized speaking. The chapters focus on the complexity brought about by actual interactional competence in speaking tasks and discuss how testing and assessment models and practices can incorporate recent research findings on the inherently dynamic and situated nature of language use. The volume presents research on language assessment in a variety of languages other than English, including French, Chinese and Japanese. It also examines the role that embodied action (gaze, gesture, orientation to materials and texts in the environment) plays in assessment practices, an area that has heretofore remained under-explored. |