Language Education & Assessment

Language Education & Assessment

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Editor-in-Chief: Heng-Tsung Danny Huang
First Published: July 2018
Frequency: Three times per year
ISSN: 2209-3591 (Online)

Language Education and Assessment is a peer-reviewed international journal that provides full open access to its contents and aims to publish original manuscripts in the fields of second/foreign language (L2) education and language assessment. This journal offers a forum for those involved in these fields to showcase their work addressing such topics as L2 teaching theories and methods, innovations in L2 teaching, culture in L2 teaching and learning, individual differences in L2 learning, validity issues in assessing language proficiency, standardized language proficiency tests, classroom-based language assessment, computerized and computer-adaptive language testing, alternative language assessment, alignment of language instruction and assessment, and other relevant areas of inquiry.

Publication Details:
This is an open access journal.
All articles are freely available immediately on publication.
There are no fees for submitting to or publishing in this journal.

Publisher Information:
Ground Level, 470 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia
Email: journals@castledown.com

Archives

Volume 1 Number 1 (2018)

Volume 1 Number 2 (2018)

Volume 2 Number 1 (2019)

Volume 2 Number 2 (2019)

Volume 2 Number 3 (2019)

Volume 3 Number 1 (2020)

Volume 3 Number 2 (2020)

Volume 4 Number 1 (2021)

Volume 4 Number 2 (2021)

Volume 4 Number 3 (2021)

Volume 5 Number 1 (2022)

Explore this Journal

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.

Role of expert judgement in language test validation

David Coniam , Tony Lee , Michael Milanovic , Nigel Pike , Wen Zhao – The calibration of test materials generally involves the interaction between empirical anlysis and expert judgement.

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  performance the scores represent; however, raters are considered as one of the potential sources contributing to unwanted variability in scores…

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 face challenges as they seek to incorporate it in their classrooms.

Then and now: Themes in language assessment research

Lia Plakans – This short reflection considers major themes in language assessment research in two years across a decade, 2007 and 2017.

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 primarily focused on quantitative spoken utterance fluency data alone, with further qualitative investigation of test taker processing fluency’s effect being…

Revisiting communicative competence in the teaching and assessment of language for specific purposes

Shona Whyte – The term communicative competence captures the notion that the ability to use language in interaction requires not just control of linguistic form but also awareness of rules of use in different contexts (Hymes 1972).

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 (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) contexts, and new developments in this field of research are evident.

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  performance the scores represent; however, raters are considered as one of the potential sources contributing to unwanted variability in scores…

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 format.

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.

Then and now: Themes in language assessment research

Lia Plakans – This short reflection considers major themes in language assessment research in two years across a decade, 2007 and 2017.

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 primarily focused on quantitative spoken utterance fluency data alone, with further qualitative investigation of test taker processing fluency’s effect being…

Revisiting communicative competence in the teaching and assessment of language for specific purposes

Shona Whyte – The term communicative competence captures the notion that the ability to use language in interaction requires not just control of linguistic form but also awareness of rules of use in different contexts (Hymes 1972).

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 (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) contexts, and new developments in this field of research are evident.

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  performance the scores represent; however, raters are considered as one of the potential sources contributing to unwanted variability in scores…

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 format.

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.

Selected Linguistics Articles

Integrated language skills CALL course design

Integrated language skills CALL course design

Kevin Watson, Grant Agawa - The importance of a structured learning framework or interrelated frameworks is the cornerstone of a solid English as a foreign language (EFL) computer-assisted language learning (CALL) curriculum.
Vocabulary Learning outside of the classroom: Institutional use of a spaced repetition

Vocabulary Learning outside of the classroom: Institutional use of a spaced repetition

Kevin Mueller, George Hays - The Global Teaching Institute (GTI) at Tokyo International University (TIU) was founded in 2013 with 10 faculty members and now in 2022 has 55 faculty members.
EFL teachers’ perceptions of online community projects in secondary school education

EFL teachers’ perceptions of online community projects in secondary school education

Lesley Fearn - English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is crucial in most secondary schools within the EU, yet teachers face many challenges.
Perceived effects of CET4 test preparation, language ability, and test performance: An exploratory study of Chinese EFL learners

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 development of language ability and test performance, which has not received sufficient attention previously.
Benefits of using online student response systems in Japanese EFL classrooms

Benefits of using online student response systems in Japanese EFL classrooms

Cathrine-Mette Mork - Online student response systems (OSRSs) are fast replacing classroom response systems (CRSs), also known as personal or audience response systems or "clickers.
Utilizing Flipgrid for speaking activities: A small-scale university-level EFL study

Utilizing Flipgrid for speaking activities: A small-scale university-level EFL study

David Hammett - In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many educational institutions to implement ERT, which resulted in courses going online across Japan.
Video tutorials: Camtasia in the ESL classroom

Video tutorials: Camtasia in the ESL classroom

Nicolas Gromik - The increasing quality and ever-growing presence of technology in and outside the classroom allows teachers to experiment with new forms of lesson delivery, from video production (Gromik, 2007), to blogging (Pinkman, 2005) and teacher produced podcasts (Diem,…