This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test of this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of the test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been operationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.
Towards a valid test construct within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Framework
LUDBROOK, Geraldine
2012-01-01
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This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test of this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of the test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been operationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.File in questo prodotto:
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