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Assessing FL listening comprehension skills on different ability level : the role of the introspection method (2006)

Anckar, J. (2006). Assessing FL listening comprehension skills on different ability level : the role of the introspection method. In S. Södergård, K. Björklund, M. Mård-Miettinen, & M. Bergström (Eds.), Exploring Dual-Focused Education : Integrating Language and Content for Individual and Societal Needs (pp. 110-122). Vaasan yliopisto. Vaasan yliopiston julkaisuja. Selvityksiä ja raportteja, 132. http://www.uwasa.fi/materiaali/pdf/isbn_952-476-149-1.pdf

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All authors or editors: Anckar, Joanna

Parent publication: Exploring Dual-Focused Education : Integrating Language and Content for Individual and Societal Needs

Parent publication editors: Södergård, Siv; Björklund, Karita; Mård-Miettinen, Marina; Bergström, Margareta

ISBN: 952-476-149-1

Journal or series: Vaasan yliopiston julkaisuja. Selvityksiä ja raportteja

ISSN: 1238-7118

eISSN: 2323-6833

Publication year: 2006

Number in series: 132

Pages range: 110-122

Number of pages in the book: 199

Publisher: Vaasan yliopisto

Place of Publication: Vaasa

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: English

Persistent website address: http://www.uwasa.fi/materiaali/pdf/isbn_952-476-149-1.pdf

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Abstract

In order to investigate one means of finding validity evidence, i.e. finding out what a test of listening comprehension of French as a FL actually measures, I have applied the short written introspection method with 150 listening test participants consisting of learners of French. The results give eight different types of introspective responses here labeled nonsense, guesses, word-bound responses, partial comprehension, option-focused responses, résumés, metacognitive comments and no response. It is also shown that the frequency of the responses is related to the listening comprehension level of the participants. Different types of responses are typically given at four different levels corresponding to: novice, lower intermediate, higher intermediate and advanced levels. The introspection method applied proved to be useful as one tool of investigating test validity.

Keywords: French language; language skills; evaluation; listening comprehension; introspection; foreign languages; learning

Free keywords: assessing language ability; FL listening comprehension; MC-tests; French as a foreing language

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