SiLA current issue

Volume 11, Issue 2, 2022

Uludag, Pakize., McDonough, Kim and Trofimovich, Pavel. Exploring shared and individual assessment of paired oral interactions
Liu, Tingting and Aryadoust, Vahid. The effect of in-class and one-on-one video feedback on EFL learners’ English public speaking competency and anxiety
Glasson, Nicholas. Is the devil you know better? Testwiseness and eliciting evidence of interactional competence in familiar versus unfamiliar triadic speaking tasks
Akgün, Hatice & Ünaldı, Aylin. Investigating cognitive processes in different item formats in reading tests through eye-tracking and verbal protocols
Hilden, Raili., Pulkkinen, Jonna & Rautopuro, Juhani. The meaningfulness of two curriculum-based national tests of English as a foreign language

College English Test–Spoken English Test (CET-SET)
Reviewed by Lin Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Front matter and Introduction
Introduction by Guest Editors Dina Tsagari and Karin Vogt

Articles

Vogt, Karin and Tsagari, Dina. Language assessment literacy and test validation:
Highlighting the role of language teachers
Hill, Kathryn and Ducasse, Ana Maria. Contextual variables in written assessment feedback in a university-level Spanish program
Kvasova,Olga., Shevchenko, Taras., Hnapovska, Lyudmyla., Kalinichenko, Vira and Budas, Iuliia. Implications of training university teachers in developing local writing rating scales
Zabala Delgado, Julia and Rodriguez, Cristina. Language assessment literacy of language teachers in the context of adult education in Spain
Shahzadi, Amina & Ducasse, Ana María. Language assessment literacy of teachers in an English medium of instruction university: Implications for ELT training in Pakistan
Bøhn, Henrik & Tsagari, Dina. Language assessment literacy: Understanding the construct from Norwegian EFL teachers’ perspective

Book reviews

Gebril, A. (Eds.) Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Putting Theory into Practice.
Reviewed by Armin Berger.

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Articles

Barrows, Jacob G. and Cox, Troy L. The effect of prompt accent on elicited imitation assessments in English as a second language
Burton, Dylan J. The face of communication breakdown: Multimodal repair in L2 oral proficiency interviews

Book reviews

Salaberry, M.R. and Burch, A.R. (Eds.) Assessing Speaking in Context: Expanding the Construct and its Applications. Reviewed by Ying Chen and Qi Lu.
Dimova, S., Yan, X. and Ginther, A. Local Language Testing: Design, Implementation and Development. Reviewed by Michelle Czajkowski.

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Front matter and Introduction
Introduction by Guest Editor Cathie Elder
Forward
Language testing within policy contexts: Conceptual and instrumental challenges by Tim McNamara

Articles

Elder, Cathie. Towards ‘policy responsible’ language assessment: Framing the Language Testing Research Centre’s contribution in languages other than English
Knoch, Ute. The challenges of providing expert advice in policy contexts
Macqueen, Susy., Pill, John., Knoch, Ute. Trust the test: Score-user perspectives on the roles of language tests in professional registration and skilled migration
Frost, Kellie. Negotiating the boundaries of responsibility: Rethinking test takers and the ethics of testing

Coda

Book reviews

Fan, J. The Development and Validation of Standards in Language Testing. Reviewed by Yan Jin.
Knoch, U and Macqueen, S. Assessing English for Professional Purposes. Reviewed by Kathryn Hill.