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Interactional Engagement in EFL Oral Proficiency Testing

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K03011
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

Timothy Greer  神戸大学, 大学教育推進機構, 教授 (10320540)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords英語会話能力テスト / 会話分析 / English interaction test / Conversation Analysis / Interactional competence / Paired discussion test / Rater rubric / Engagement / EFL / 会話能力評価 / 英語教育 / 外国語口頭力評価 / 関与力 / 英語ディスカッション能力 / 英会話評価法 / 会話的関与力 / 英語
Outline of Final Research Achievements

While paired student discussion tests in EFL contexts are often graded using rubrics with broad descriptors, an alternative approach constructs the rubric via extensive written descriptions of video-recorded exemplary cases at each performance level. Conversation Analysis (CA) is one apt tool for constructing such exemplar-based rubrics, but are non-CA specialist teacher-raters able to interpret a CA analysis in order to assess the test? This study analyzes teacher-rater discussions of EFL oral tests that use exemplar-based rubrics. The analysis focuses on ways experienced language educators perceive students' interactional engagement while discussing their ratings of the video-recorded test talk in relation to the exemplars and descriptive rubrics. The study highlights differences in the way teacher-raters display their understanding of the notion of engagement within the tests, and demonstrates how CA rubrics can facilitate a more grounded assessment.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本人英語学習者は、会話が苦手であるとよく言われ、この印象になる原因の1つは、十分にインタラクション能力を評価するテストが存在しないことが考えられる。よって、当研究では、相互作用の関与(engagement)を評価する会話テストを開発・実装し、英語教員で評価基準を試行した。具体的に、エンゲージメント(会話的関与)とは、ターン交代、ポスト拡張、トピック発展などといった相互作用的な機能を指す。これらを観察可能な形にすることによって、学習者のコミュニケーション意欲が評価できた。さらに、対話型関与をテストすることにより、ウォッシュバック効果があり、学習者はこれらの機能に注意を払うことが想定される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Karlstad University(スウェーデン)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Karlstad University(スウェーデン)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] How Do Raters Understand Rubrics for Assessing L2 Interactional Engagement? A comparative study of CA- and non-CA-formulated performance descriptors2020

    • Author(s)
      Sandlund, E. & Greer, T.
    • Journal Title

      Papers in Language Testing and Assessment

      Volume: 9

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Using a Conversation Analytic Exemplar-based Rubric to Assess Engagement in a Paired EFL Test2020

    • Author(s)
      Greer, T.
    • Journal Title

      神戸大学国際コミュニケーションセンター論集

      Volume: 16 Pages: 1-24

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Recalibration repair in bilingual interaction: Other-language forms as precision2018

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Journal Title

      Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

      Volume: 24

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Operationalizing engagement: Evidence from test raters' deliberations2020

    • Author(s)
      Greer, T.
    • Organizer
      2nd Interactional Competence and Practices in a Second Language (ICOP-L2) conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rater understandings of rubrics for assessing L2 interactional competence: A comparative study of study of CA- and non-CA-formulated performance descriptors2020

    • Author(s)
      Sandlund, E and Greer, T.
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Atlanta, USA
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Using a conversation analytic exemplar-based rubric to assess engagement in a paired EFL test2019

    • Author(s)
      Greer, T.
    • Organizer
      7th British Council New Directions in English Language Assessment,
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sequentiality, Contingency and responsiveness: A conversation analytic take on student engagement in EFL discussion test contexts2019

    • Author(s)
      Greer, T.
    • Organizer
      Applied Linguistics Association of Australasia conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Operationalizing engagement: Evidence from test rater's deliberations2019

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      2nd Interactional Competences and Practices in a Second Language (ICOP-L2) conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rater understandings of rubrics for assessing L2 interactional competence: A comparative study of study of CA- and non-CA-formulated performance descriptors2018

    • Author(s)
      Erica Sundland, Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Assessing engagement in EFL oral tests2018

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      JALT International Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Closing up testing: Orientation to a timer during a paired EFL oral proficiency test2018

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      5th International Conference of Conversation Analysis
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Aligning, disaligning and misaligning with a telling2018

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      Australasian Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Closing up testing: Orientation to a timer during a paired EFL oral proficiency test.2018

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Conversation Analysis
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multiple involvements in test closings2017

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Conversation Analytic Perspectives on English Language Learning in Global Contexts2019

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Total Pages
      328
    • Publisher
      Multilingual Matters
    • ISBN
      9781788922883
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Conversation Analytic Perspectives on English Language Learning and Teaching in Global Contexts: Constraints and Possibilities2019

    • Author(s)
      Tim Greer
    • Publisher
      Multilingual Matters
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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