LINGUIST List 21.4064 Thu Oct 14 2010 Books: Applied Linguistics: Ducasse Editor for this issue: Fatemeh Abdollahi <fatemehlinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Thomas Trumm , Interaction in Paired Oral Proficiency Assessment in Spanish: Ducasse Message 1: Interaction in Paired Oral Proficiency Assessment in Spanish: Ducasse Date: 06-Oct-2010 From: Thomas Trumm <t.trummpeterlang.com> Subject: Interaction in Paired Oral Proficiency Assessment in Spanish: Ducasse E-mail this message to a friend Title: Interaction in Paired Oral Proficiency Assessment in Spanish Subtitle: Rater and Candidate Input into Evidence Based Scale Development and Construct Definition Series Title: Language Testing and Evaluation Published: 2010 Publisher: Peter Lang AG                 http://www.peterlang.com Author: Ana Maria Ducasse Hardback: ISBN: 9783631613344 Pages: 198 Price: U.S. $ 61.95 Hardback: ISBN: 9783631613344 Pages: 198 Price: U.K. £ 36 Hardback: ISBN: 9783631613344 Pages: 198 Price: Europe EURO 42.80 Comment: Price for Germany Abstract: Defining the construct of interaction for paired assessment purposes has been difficult, despite the evolution of our view of language to include the social perspective of co-construction, and the fact that such discourse is increasingly taught and assessed. In this volume three sequenced studies define interaction in paired oral assessment through the verbal protocols of learners of Spanish and their assessors. Assessors then scale performances from videoed test performance data resulting in the development of an evidence based rating process which includes non-verbal interpersonal communication, interactive listening and interactional management. Contents: Issues relevant to assessing communicative interaction in pairs - Interlocutor effects in testing speaking - Developing rating scales - Rater orientation to peer interaction in speaking tests - Candidate orientation to peer interaction - Developing a data based rating procedure from observed peer interaction Ana Maria Ducasse holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics, lectures and is head of program in Spanish at La Trobe University in Australia. Prior to this she taught and managed ESL programs. Teaching first Italian, then ESL, and now Spanish kindled an interest in second language acquisition, in particular spoken language. Experience as an IELTS assessor developed a parallel interest in language testing which has become a major research focus. 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