Language, Learning & Technology articles from May 2001

Language, Learning & Technology archives from May 2001

About Language Learning & Technology.
May 1, 2001... Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal which began publication in July 1997. The journal seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educators in the U.S. and around the world on issues related to technology and...

From the Editors.
May 1, 2001... This is a special issue of Language Learning & Technology on computer-assisted language testing. Irene Thomas has written an introduction to this issue. We have several important personnel changes to announce. Dr. Thompson is stepping down...

From the Special Issue Editor.
May 1, 2001... It gives me great pleasure to introduce this special issue of Language Leaching & Technology focusing on the theory and practice of computer-based language testing. This issue contains three articles, two commentaries, and a response to one of...

ON THE NET : Language Testing Resources.
May 1, 2001... The Resources in Language Testing WWW Page, first published 1 May 1995 and maintained by Glenn Fulcher (University of Surrey), is a very comprehensive site for issues related to all aspects of foreign language testing. This page provides...

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES : Language Testing Tools and Technologies.(websites and software)
May 1, 2001... Introductory Quiz 1. Testing has long been an integral part of language instruction: ( ) True ( ) False 2. Testing is used to... (check all that apply) [ ] place students in appropriate instructional levels [ ]...

NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
May 1, 2001... This page includes announcements from the organizations sponsoring LLT. University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) Less commonly taught languages, particularly those of Asia and the Pacific, are the focus...

ISSUES IN COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TESTING OF READING PROFICIENCY.(Review)
May 1, 2001... Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading Proficiency (from the series Studies in Language Testing 10, Michael Milanovic, Series Ed.) Micheline Chalhoub-Deville (Ed.) 1999 ISBN 0 521-653800 US $ 26.95 238 pp. ...

COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING: A PRIMER (Second Edition).(Review)
May 1, 2001... Howard Wainer (Ed.) with Neil J. Dorans, Daniel Eignor, Ronald Flaugher, Bert F. Green, Robert J. Mislevy, Lynne Steinberg, and David Thissen 2000 ISBN 0-8058-3511-3 US $89.95; US $45.00 (discounted price available for orders on the...

HOT POTATOES, VERSION 5.(Half-Baked Software, Inc.; language testing software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2001... Title Hot Potatoes, Version 5 Authors Stewart Arneil, Martin Holmes, and Hilary Street Platforms Windows and Macintosh Minimum Software Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer versions...

TEST PILOT.(ClearLearning; language testing software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2001... Title Test Pilot Company ClearLearning Contact information http://www.clearlearning.com/ info@clearLearning.com 1612 Ada Lane, Naperville, IL...

COMPARABILITY OF CONVENTIONAL AND COMPUTERIZED TESTS OF READING IN A SECOND LANGUAGE.
May 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Computerization of L2 reading tests has been of interest among language assessment researchers for the past 15 years, but few empirical studies have evaluated the equivalence of the construct being measured in computerized and...

COMPARING EXAMINEE ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPUTER-ASSISTED AND OTHER ORAL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS.
May 1, 2001... ABSTRACT This article reports the results of a study of examinee attitudinal reactions to taking different formats of oral proficiency assessments across three languages: Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. All 55 students in the study were...

WEB-BASED LANGUAGE TESTING.
May 1, 2001... ABSTRACT This article describes what a Web-based language test (WBT) is, how WBTs differ from traditional computer-based tests, and what uses WBTs have in language testing. After a brief review of computer-based testing, WBTs are defined...

LANGUAGE TESTING AND TECHNOLOGY: PAST AND FUTURE.
May 1, 2001... Technology is increasingly being promulgated as a powerful mechanism that can transform education. It is not surprising then, that the second language (L2) testing field adopted "language testing and technology" as the theme for its 2001 annual...

CONCERNS WITH COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE ORAL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT.
May 1, 2001... A Commentary on "Comparing Examinee Attitudes Toward Computer-Assisted and Other Oral Proficient Assessments" by Dorry Kenyon and Valerie Malabonga There is no doubt that computers and related technology have already acquired considerable...

RESPONSE TO THE NORRIS COMMENTARY.
May 1, 2001... Norris has provided a thorough and insightful commentary to our article. Nevertheless, we would like to respond to four points that Norris has brought up. The first two points are clarifications about the COPI's design and our most recent...