Measuring Second Language Pragmatic Competence - A Psycholinguistic Perspective

Extending earlier work on grammar, this book investigates the development of tests measuring second language learners' implicit and explicit pragmatic abilities in English. It reports detailed analyses of the use of the tests with two groups of learners and in studies investigating study abroad and the effects of instruction.

About the author

Rod Ellis is an applied linguist who has published widely on second language acquisition and task-based language learning. He is currently a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Education, Curtin University, Australia and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He is a past recipient of the Kenneth W. Mildenberger and Duke of Edinburgh prizes.
Carsten Roever is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include language testing, second language acquisition and pragmatics with a particular focus on learning and assessment of interactional competence in a second language. 
Natsuko Shintani is Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Kansai University, Japan. Her research interests encompass the roles of explicit instruction in language learning, second language writing and task-based language teaching.
Yan Zhu is Associate Professor at the College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, China. Her research focuses on curriculum innovation, task-based language teaching and teacher education.

Summary

Extending earlier work on grammar, this book investigates the development of tests measuring second language learners’ implicit and explicit pragmatic abilities in English. It reports detailed analyses of the use of the tests with two groups of learners and in studies investigating study abroad and the effects of instruction.

Product details

• Authors: Rod Ellis, Ellis Rod, Carsten Roever, Roever Carsten, Natsuko Shintani, Shintani Natsuko, Yan Zhu, Zhu Yan
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9781800417724
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-772-4
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, Psycholinguistics, Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, ELT: teaching theory & methods, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language