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A corpus-based investigation into the validity of the CET-SET group discussion

Lianzhen He

Zhejiang University, PR China, hlz202{at}yahoo.com.cn

Ying Dai

Zhejiang University, PR China

This article reports the results of an investigation, based on a 170 000-word corpus of test performance, of the validity of College English Test-Spoken English Test (CET-SET) group discussion by examining the degree of interaction among candidates in the group discussion task with respect to a set of interactional language functions (ILFs) to be assessed. The results show a low degree of interaction among candidates in the CET-SET group discussion. Consequently, the inadequate elicitation of ILFs from candidates may well pose a problem for measuring their speaking ability in this regard.

Language Testing, Vol. 23, No. 3, 370-401 (2006)
DOI: 10.1191/0265532206lt333oa
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