EAN: 9783631609392

ACCENT AND LISTENING ASSESSMENT - LUKE HARDING ...

Given the linguistically diverse nature of academic institutions in English-speaking contexts 
a strong rationale exists for the incorporation of L2 accents of English in academic listening
assessment on the grounds of authenticity and construct representation. However large-scale
tests have tended to feature only native-speaker varieties in listening test input owing to
concerns about the intelligibility of L2 accents  construct validity and acceptability. This
book presents a mixed-methods study designed to address these concerns. Versions of the
University Test of English as a Second Language (UTESL) featuring Australian English  Japanese
and Mandarin Chinese accented speakers were used to explore the potential for a shared-L1 or
familiarity advantage  and to investigate test-takers' attitudes towards L2 accents on a
listening test. Implications are drawn for test development and for future research.

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