Overcoming Gender Bias in Oral Testing: The Effect of Introducing Candidates.

Ferguson, Bonnie

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ERIC Number: EJ494889

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Publication Date: 1994

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Overcoming Gender Bias in Oral Testing: The Effect of Introducing Candidates.

Ferguson, Bonnie

System, v22 n3 p341-48 Aug 1994

Examined the effect of gender on English language teachers' evaluations of audiotapes of Japanese students' spoken English. The results showed a slight pro-male bias when the speakers were introduced as students but none when the speakers were introduced as doctors or experts in their field. Teacher gender was found to have no effect on the rating given. (15 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers, Native Speakers, Postsecondary Education, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Socioeconomic Status, Speech Skills, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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