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Title: Towards a Theory of Diagnosis in Second and Foreign Language Assessment: Insights from Professional Practice across Diverse Fields
Language: English
Authors: Alderson, J. Charles, Brunfaut, Tineke, Harding, Luke
Source: Applied Linguistics. May 2015 36(2):236-260.
Availability: Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 25
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Semi Structured Interviews, Information Technology, Information Systems, Medicine, Psychology, Education, Auto Mechanics, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Professional Personnel
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amt046
ISSN: 0142-6001
Abstract: Diagnostic language assessment has received increased research interest in recent years, with particular attention on methods through which diagnostic information can be gleaned from standardized proficiency tests. However, diagnostic procedures in the broader sense have been inadequately theorized to date, with the result that there is still little agreement on precisely what diagnosis in second and foreign language learning actually entails. In order to address this problem, this article investigated how diagnosis is theorized and carried out in a diverse range of professions with a view to finding commonalities that can be applied to the context of language assessment. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals from the fields of car mechanics, IT systems support, medicine, psychology and education. Data were then coded, yielding five macro-categories that fit the entire data set: (i) definitions of diagnosis, (ii) means of diagnosis, (iii) key players, (iv) diagnostic procedures, (v) treatment/follow-up. Based on findings within these categories, a set of five tentative principles of diagnostic language assessment is drawn-up, as well as a list of implications for future research.
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