E-portfolios in EFL writing: Benefits and challenges

Ying-Hsueh Cheng - While the benefits of portfolio assessment are well documented in second language (L2) writing literature, educators still…

The processes of rating L2 speaking performance using an analytic rating scale – A qualitative exploration

Thuy Thai, Susan Sheehan - In language performance tests, raters are important as their scoring decisions determine which aspects of…

Role of expert judgement in language test validation

David Coniam , Tony Lee , Michael Milanovic , Nigel Pike , Wen Zhao - The calibration of test materials…

Image-text relations and interjections in animated language-learning materials

Shin-ying Huang - This study examined image-text relations in English-as-a-foreign-language textbooks focusing on moving-image animations that accompany verbal dialogues.

Exploring EAP students’ perceptions of integrated writing assessment

Pakize Uludag - Despite the breadth of integrated writing assessment research, few studies have examined student perceptions of classroom-based integrated…

The underlying structure of Foreign Language Anxiety in integrated speaking assessment: A mixed methods study

Kwangmin Lee , Yafei Ye - The aim of this mixed methods study is to identify the underlying structure of…

Motivators for learners of languages other than English in college elective courses in a monolingual social setting

Shu-Chen Huang - Guided by the Second Language Motivational Self System (L2MSS) framework, this study examined to what extent the…

Perceived effects of CET4 test preparation, language ability, and test performance: An exploratory study of Chinese EFL learners

Jiuliang Li - This study examined the perceived effects of test preparation for College English Test Band 4 (CET4) on…

An integrated approach to developing and assessing EFL students’ speaking ability and strategy use

Mu-Hsuan Chou - Speaking a foreign language is a complicated process that involves linguistic competence, skills, and strategy use.

Interpretations of spoken utterance fluency in simulated and face-to-face oral proficiency interviews

Ethan Quaid , Alex Barrett - Research examining test taker fluency in simulated and face-to-face oral proficiency interview performances has…

English writing anxiety and preservice teacher’s written corrective feedback

Qin Xie , Junting Yuan - This study investigated the English writing anxiety experienced by preservice English as second/foreign language…

Beyond the washback of the English National Exam on learning: Subsequent impact on language learning strategies of first-year English majors

Minh Huu Thanh Nguyen - The study aims to investigate washback of the English National Exam (ENE) on learning and…

Publishing in the midst of the coronavirus

Heng-Tsung Danny Huang - Publishing in the midst of the coronavirus.

Assessing L2 listening at a Japanese university: Effects of input type and response format

Kerry Pusey - Large-scale and classroom-based tests of L2 listening comprehension typically employ audio-only listening texts and a multiple-choice response…

Assessing threshold level of L2 vocabulary depth in reading comprehension and incidental vocabulary learning

S.J. Ehsanzadeh - This study measures the threshold level of depth of word knowledge in L2 incidental learning and reading…

Building a validity argument for the use of academic language tests for immigration purposes: Evidence from immigration-seeking test-takers

Ngoc Thi Huyen Hoang - As validity pertains to test use rather than the test itself, using a test for…

The effect of cohesive features in integrated and independent L2 writing quality and text classification

Rurik Tywoniw , Scott Crossley - Cohesion features were calculated for a corpus of 960 essays by 480 test-takers from…

The washback of listening tests for entrance exams on EFL instruction in Taiwanese junior high schools

Huei-Chun Teng, Chun-Wei Fu - The study aims to explore the washback of incorporating English listening tests in the senior…

A systematic review of written corrective feedback research in ESL/EFL contexts

Sin Wang Chong - In the past decade (2007-2017), research on written corrective feedback (WCF) has been proliferating in English-as-a-Second-Language…

Washback of ACTFL’s Integrated Performance Assessment in an intensive summer language program at the tertiary level

Jason Martel - Washback, that is, the effect of tests on teaching and learning, has captured the interest of scholars…