Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) Journal 16 107-126 2013年 [査読有り]
The construct of general-purpose oral proficiency tests has been defined on the basis of the theoretical models of second language (L2) communication established by language specialists. In contrast, the perspectives on the L2 communication abilit...
The content that test-takers attempt to convey is not always included in the construct definition of general English oral proficiency tests, although some English-for-academic-purposes (EAP) speaking tests and most writing tests tend to place grea...
Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan (ARELE) 22 17-32 2011年 [査読有り]
The present study examined how Japanese and native English-speaking (NS) teachers assess the overall effectiveness of Japanese students' oral English performance. Four Japanese teachers and four NS teachers were asked to rate monologues performed ...
Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) Journal 13 1-20 2010年 [査読有り]
The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of 16 can-do items taken from the EIKEN can-do list (STEP, 2008). A total of 2,571 Japanese junior high school students were asked to assess their degree of confidence in the 16 can-do s...