Don't turn a deaf ear: a case for assessing interactive listening
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Lam, Daniel M. K.Affiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2021-01-11Subjects
interactional competencelanguage assessment
conversation analysis
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The reciprocal nature of spoken interaction means that participants constantly alternate between speaker and listener roles. However, listener or recipient actions – also known as interactive listening (IL) – are somewhat underrepresented in language tests. In conventional listening tests, they are not directly assessed. In speaking tests, they have often been overshadowed by an emphasis on production features or subsumed under broader constructs such as interactional competence. This paper is an effort to represent the rich IL phenomena that can be found in peer interactive speaking assessments, where the candidate-candidate format and discussion task offer opportunities to elicit and assess IL. Taking a close look at candidate discourse and non-verbal actions through a conversation analytic approach, the analysis focuses on three IL features: 1) listenership displays, 2) contingent responses, and 3) collaborative completions, and unpacks their relative strength in evidencing listener understanding. This paper concludes by making a case for revisiting the role of interactive listening, calling for more explicit inclusion of IL in L2 assessment as well as pedagogy.Citation
Lam, DMK (2021) 'Don't turn a deaf ear: a case for assessing interactive listening', Applied Linguistics, (), pp.-.Publisher
Oxford University PressJournal
Applied LinguisticsAdditional Links
https://academic.oup.com/applij/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/applin/amaa064/6084386Type
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0142-6001ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/applin/amaa064
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