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The Visual Elements of Computer-based Language Assessment: Aspects and Effects
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 46-47 (2015) (2015)
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Researching Online Foreign Language Interaction and Exchange: Theories, Methods and Challenges
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 63-68 (2015) (2015)
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Identity and Communities of Practice in Foreign Language Learning Contexts
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 133-162 (2015) (2015)
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Impact of Dictionary Use Skills Instruction on Second Language Writing
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 104-132 (2015) (2015)
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How Useful are Recasts?: Factors Influencing Their Success and Problems in Testing
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 81-103 (2015) (2015)
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Multilingual Competence
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 55-56 (2015) (2015)
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Technological Growth and L2 Construct Definition: Will Applied Linguistics Keep Pace with Language Users?
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 48-49 (2015) (2015)
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Learning-Oriented Assessment: The Learning Dimension
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 47-49 (2015) (2015)
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Future Directions in Pragmatics Assessment
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 43-45 (2015) (2015)
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While the discussion of the importance of pragmatic ability arguably begins with Lado (1961), the idea of sociolinguistic or pragmatic competence has been widely recognized as one of four vital communicative competencies since Canale and Swain (1980) and Canale (1983) first introduced their seminal paper on communicative competence over three decades ago. Since then, language testers such as Bachman (1990), Bachman and Palmer (1996), and Purpura (2004) have proposed subsequent models of communicative language ability (CLA) where pragmatic knowledge is featured prominently, but interestingly, the assessment of pragmatic knowledge and ability is still relatively nascent in terms of its research and development. One reason for this is because the measurement of pragmatic knowledge is inherently complex, especially since “one utterance can simultaneously encode multiple pragmatic meanings, and many times, without asking the speaker[s], it is difficult to determine which meanings were implied…[and] which meanings were actually understood” (Purpura, 2004, p. 77). As a result, most pragmatic research has tended to focus on a narrow but more quantifiable band of functional pragmatic topics such as polite and impolite speech, complimenting, use of discourse markers (Rose & Kasper, 2001), and other pragmatic tasks such as apologizing, complaining, giving advice, and inviting that are common in many ESL/EFL textbooks (Vellenga, 2004). But actual “tests of pragmatic ability are few and far between” (Kasper & Rose, 2001, p. 9), with many of the above studies employing written response formats that fail to capture the richness and unplanned nature of authentic discourse. Advances in technology, however, may possibly bridge some of the limitations that have been observed in the pragmatics testing literature thus far.
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Ability testing; Applied linguistics; CLA; Communicative language ability; Education; English language; Foreign speakers; Language acquisition; Language and languages; P118-118.7; PE1-3729; Pragmatics; Pragmatics assessment; Sociolinguistics; Study of language; Teaching language; Technological innovations
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URL: https://doaj.org/article/a71debcd2cf54879a940fd1cc52edb0e
https://doi.org/10.7916/D8SF37TF
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Understanding Language Testing
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 55-58 (2015) (2015)
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Conceptual Dynamics in Multilingual Competence
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 60-62 (2015) (2015)
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Scaffolding: Defining the Metaphor
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 1-16 (2015) (2015)
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