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Nonverbal Delivery in Speaking Assessment From An Argument to A Rating Scale Formulation and Validation

With an argument for embedding nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment as a point of departure, this book seeks to validate a proposed rating scale for incorporating nonverbal delivery and other conventional dimensions into speaking assessment with a mixed-methods approach. To illustrate the indis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pan, Mingwei
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Subjects:
Computational Linguistics
Assessment And Testing
Applied Linguistics
Educational Tests And Measurements
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:With an argument for embedding nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment as a point of departure, this book seeks to validate a proposed rating scale for incorporating nonverbal delivery and other conventional dimensions into speaking assessment with a mixed-methods approach. To illustrate the indispensable role of nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment, the book particularly includes snapshots of test-takers’ de facto nonverbal delivery, which allow their respective levels to be investigated in a microscopic manner.
Physical Description:XXV, 305 p. 85 illus., 31 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811001703

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