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“Co-certification”: a close encounter with ELF for an international examining board
Journal of English as a Lingua Franca ( IF 0.8 ) Pub Date : 2017-01-01 , DOI: 10.1515/jelf-2017-0017
David Newbold 1
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Abstract Over the last decade ELF has become a reality in European universities, but this is not reflected in the major international language tests designed for access to higher education and for university students. In this paper I describe an experiment in “co-certification,” a test of English set at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), jointly developed by Trinity College London and the University of Ca’ Foscari Venice, in which an international version of the test was adapted locally to include locally relevant components and enhance validity and task authenticity. One feature of the co-certification was the introduction of an independent listening task which took the form of understanding an extract from a lecture given in English by a non-native speaker. Possible problems we had anticipated ranged from the kind of discourse features they should include, and whether or not there was a fairness issue related to accent recognition. In fact, the overall results showed no significant difference from the previous version of the exam, while the listening part had a higher pass rate than the overall oral test which involved interaction with a native speaker. As far as we know, the co-certification is the first example of an internationally recognized board engaging systematically with characteristic features of ELF communication, notably non-native phonology and intonation patterns, in a test of listening. The findings so far suggest that, for the test takers at least, this can be unproblematic and uncontroversial.

中文翻译:

“联合认证”:国际考试委员会与ELF的亲密接触

摘要 在过去十年中,ELF 在欧洲大学已成为现实,但这并没有反映在为接受高等教育和大学生而设计的主要国际语言测试中。在这篇论文中,我描述了一个“共同认证”的实验,这是一项在欧洲共同参考框架 (CEFR) 的 C1 级设置的英语测试,由伦敦三一学院和威尼斯 Ca' Foscari 大学共同开发,其中该测试的国际版本在本地进行了调整,以包含本地相关的组件并提高有效性和任务的真实性。联合认证的一个特点是引入了一项独立听力任务,其形式是理解非母语人士用英语授课的摘录。我们预料到的可能问题包括它们应该包含的话语特征类型,以及是否存在与口音识别相关的公平问题。事实上,整体结果与之前版本的考试没有显着差异,而听力部分的通过率高于涉及与母语人士互动的整体口试。据我们所知,联合认证是国际公认的董事会在听力测试中系统地参与 ELF 交流的特征,特别是非母语音系和语调模式的第一个例子。迄今为止的调查结果表明,至少对于应试者来说,这可能没有问题,也没有争议。以及是否存在与口音识别相关的公平问题。事实上,整体结果与之前版本的考试没有显着差异,而听力部分的通过率高于涉及与母语人士互动的整体口试。据我们所知,联合认证是国际公认的董事会在听力测试中系统地参与 ELF 交流的特征,特别是非母语音系和语调模式的第一个例子。迄今为止的调查结果表明,至少对于应试者来说,这可能没有问题,也没有争议。以及是否存在与口音识别相关的公平问题。事实上,整体结果与之前版本的考试没有显着差异,而听力部分的通过率高于涉及与母语人士互动的整体口试。据我们所知,联合认证是国际公认的董事会在听力测试中系统地参与 ELF 交流的特征,特别是非母语音系和语调模式的第一个例子。迄今为止的调查结果表明,至少对于应试者来说,这可能没有问题,也没有争议。而听力部分的通过率高于涉及与母语人士互动的整体口试。据我们所知,联合认证是国际公认的董事会在听力测试中系统地参与 ELF 交流的特征,特别是非母语音系和语调模式的第一个例子。迄今为止的调查结果表明,至少对于应试者来说,这可能没有问题,也没有争议。而听力部分的通过率高于涉及与母语人士互动的整体口试。据我们所知,联合认证是国际公认的董事会在听力测试中系统地参与 ELF 交流的特征,特别是非母语音系和语调模式的第一个例子。迄今为止的调查结果表明,至少对于应试者来说,这可能没有问题,也没有争议。
更新日期:2017-01-01
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