Chapter 7. Listening to an unfamiliar accent

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Section I. The use of authentic, real-world spoken texts on L2 listening tests
7. Chapter 2. An overview of the use of authentic, real-world spoken texts on L2 listening tests 13
8. Chapter 3. A comparison of L2 listening performance on tests with scripted or authenticated spoken texts 29
9. Chapter 4. Connected-speech dictations for testing listening 45
10. Section II. Using different types of speech varieties as listening inputs in L2 listening assessment
11. Chapter 5. An overview of the issue of using different types of speech varieties as listening inputs in L2 listening assessment 67
12. Chapter 6. Reliability and sources of score variance in a strength of accent measure 83
13. Chapter 7. Listening to an unfamiliar accent 97
14. Chapter 8. Different varieties of World Englishes 113
15. Section III. The use of audio-visual texts on L2 listening tests
16. Chapter 9. An overview of the use of audio-visual texts on L2 listening tests 129
17. Chapter 10. Test takers’ use of visual information in an L2 video-mediated listening test 145
18. Chapter 11. Investigating the impact of nonverbal communication cues on listening item types 161
19. Section IV. Interactive listening as part of the construct of interactive and integrated oral test tasks
20. Chapter 12. An overview of interactive listening as part of the construct of interactive and integrated oral test tasks 179
21. Chapter 13. The degree to which it matters if an oral test task requires listening 193
22. Chapter 14. Investigating examiner interventions in relation to the listening demands they make on candidates in oral interview tests 205
23. Chapter 15. A measurement model for listen-speak tasks 227
24. Chapter 16. Conclusion 247
25. References 257
26. Index 275