Volume 25 Number 2, June 2021 Multilevel language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

Multilevel language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

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Volume 25 Number 2, June 2021
contributor.author:
García Laborda, Jesus Fernández Álvarez, Miguel
contributor.editor:
Robert Godwin-Jones
date.accessioned:
2021-06-25T17:10:10Z
date.available:
2021-06-25T17:10:10Z
date.issued:
2021-06-01
description.abstract:
This paper compares and analyzes a selection of popular multilevel tests used for quick accreditation of English as a foreign language worldwide. The paper begins by stating the current need of accreditation of English language competence for both academic and professional matters. It then looks at their defining features and differences. After, the different pros and cons are analyzed looking especially at the need to diversify item types since the authors consider that even the most novel tests have a traditional construct that dates back many years. It also proposes new types of items. The paper concludes that a revision of the concept of language construct is necessary considering the specific uses of the language in the 21st century.
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endingpage:
25
identifier.citation:
García Laborda, J., & Fernández Álvarez, M. (2021). Multilevel Language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored. Language Learning & Technology, 25(2), 1–25. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/73428
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/73428
llt.topic:
Emerging Technologies
number:
2
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
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/item/10125-73428/
startingpage:
1
subject:
Multilevel Tests Language Tests Test Construct Test Differences
title:
Multilevel language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored
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volume:
25