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Title: Communicative Language Testing: Current Issues and Future Research
Language: English
Authors: Harding, Luke
Source: Language Assessment Quarterly. 2014 11(2):186-197.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Research, Evaluation Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Testing, Models, Test Construction, Linguistic Theory
DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2014.895829
ISSN: 1543-4303
Abstract: This article discusses a range of current issues and future research possibilities in Communicative Language Testing (CLT) using, as its departure point, the key questions which emerged during the CLT symposium at the 2010 Language Testing Forum. The article begins with a summary of the 2010 symposium discussion in which three main issues related to CLT are identified: (a) the "mainstreaming" of CLT since 1980, (b) the difficulty for practitioners in utilising and operationalising models of communicative ability, and (c) the challenge of theorising a sufficiently rich communicative construct. These issues are each discussed and elaborated in turn, with the conclusion drawn that, whereas the communicative approach lies dormant in many test constructs, there is scope for a reinvigorated communicative approach that focuses on "adaptability." A number of future research directions with adaptability at the forefront are proposed.
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Number of References: 51
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1028670
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