An Application of Conversation Analysis to the Development of a Test of Second -Language Pragmatic Competence
Walters, Francis Scott
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Description
Title
An Application of Conversation Analysis to the Development of a Test of Second -Language Pragmatic Competence
Author(s)
Walters, Francis Scott
Issue Date
2004
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Cziko, Gary A.
Davidson, Fred
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Tests and Measurements
Language
eng
Abstract
Major findings included the following: conversation analysis could be applied in a practical fashion to the assessment of second-language pragmatics (SLP), though low reliabilities gathered from the pool of upper-theta examinees appeared to make psychometrically-driven SLPT problematic; therefore, a hermeneutic approach to reliability and validity is recommended for SLPT; the traditional DCT should be discarded as an instrument for measuring online SLP ability. Also found was that NS participant responses did not diverge greatly from the operationalized norm, though the divergence did render validation somewhat problematic. Suggestions for further research are offered.
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