Evaluating CEFR rater performance through the analysis of spoken learner corpora

Abstract Background Although teachers of English are required to assess students’ speaking proficiency in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), their ability to rate is seldom evaluated. The application of descriptors in the assessment of English speaking on CEFR in the co...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lan-fen Huang, Simon Kubelec, Nicole Keng, Lung-hsun Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Language Testing in Asia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40468-018-0069-0