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Direct linkLöwenadler, John – Language Testing, 2019
This study aims to investigate patterns of variation in the interplay of L2 language ability and general reading comprehension skills in L2 reading, by comparing item-level effects of test-takers' results on L1 and L2 reading comprehension tests. The material comes from more than 500,000 people tested on L1 (Swedish) and L2 (English) in the…
Descriptors: Swedish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedKlein-Braley, Christine – Language Testing, 1997
Compares the empirical performance of C-tests with other representatives of the family of reduced redundancy tests--classical cloze, cloze-elide, multiple-choice cloze--using the Duisburg English Language Test for Advanced Students as the criterion for empirical validity. Findings reveal that the C-Test emerges as the most economical and reliable…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Dictation
