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The International Research Foundation for English Language EducationASSESSING SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENING SKILLS: SELECTED REFERENCES (last updated 29 September 2012)Bacheller, F. (1980). Communicative effectiveness as predicted by judgments of the severity of learner errors in dictation. In J. W. Oller & K. Perkins, (Eds.), Research in language testing (pp. 66-71). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.Bacon, S. M. (1992). Phases of listening to authentic Spanish: A descriptive study. Foreign Language Annals, 25(4), 317-334.Bae, J., & Bachman, L.F. (1998). A latent variable approach to listening and reading: Testing factorial invariance across two groups of children in the Korean/English Two-Way Immersion Program. Language Testing, 15(3), 380-414.Berne, J. E. (1995). How does varying pre-listening activities affect second language listening comprehension? Hispania, 78, 316-329.Blau, E. K. (1990). The effect of syntax, speed, and pauses on listening comprehension. TESOL Quarterly, 24(4), 746-753.Boyle, J. P. (1983). Problems in testing listening comprehension. World Language English, 3(1), 44-48.Brindley, G. (1997). Investigating second language listening ability: Listening skills and item difficulty. In G. Brindley & G. Wigglesworth, (Eds.), Access: Issues in language test design and delivery (pp. 65-85). Sydney, Australia: Macquarie University, National Center for English Language Teaching and Research.Brindley, G. (1998). Assessing listening abilities. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 18, 171- 191.Brindley, G., & Slatyer, H. (2002). Exploring task difficulty in ESL listening assessment. Language Testing, 19(4), 369-394.Buck, G. (1988). Testing listening comprehension in Japanese university entrance examinations. JALT Journal, 10(1 & 2), 15-42.Buck, G. (1991). The testing of listening comprehension: An introspective study. Language Testing, 8(1), 67-91.Buck, G. (2001). Assessing listening. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Buck, G., & Tatsuoka, K. (1998a). Application of rule-space methodology to listening test data. Language Testing, 15, 118-142.1 177 Webster St., #220, Monterey, CA 93940 USA Web: www.tirfonline.org / Email: [email protected] The International Research Foundation for English Language EducationBuck, G., & Tatsuoka, K. (1998b). Application of rule-space procedure to language testing: Examining attributes of a free response listening test. Language Testing, 15(2), 199-157.Call, M. (1985). Auditory short-term memory, listening comprehension and the input hypothesis. TESOL Quarterly, 19(4), 765-781.Canale, M. (1984). Considerations in the testing of reading and listening proficiency. Foreign Language Annals, 17(4), 349-357.Canale, M., Child, J. R., Jones, R. L., Liskin-Gasparro, J. E., & Lowe, P. (1984). The testing of reading and listening proficiency: A synthesis. Foreign Language Annals, 17(4), 389- 391.Cervantes, R., & Gainer, G. (1992). The effects of syntactic simplification and repetition on listening comprehension. TESOL Quarterly, 26, 767-770.Chang, A. C.-S., & Read, J. (2006). The effects of listening support on the listening performance of EFL learners. TESOL Quarterly, 40, 375-397.Child, J.R. (1984). Testing language proficiency in the receptive skills: Native vs. learner performances. Foreign Language Annals, 17(4), 361-364. de Jong, J. (1984). Testing foreign language listening comprehension. Language Testing, 1(1), 97-100. de Jong, J., & Glas, C. A. W. (1987). Validation of listening comprehension tests using item response theory. Language Testing, 4(2), 170-194.Douglas, D. (1989). Testing listening comprehension in the context of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Applied Linguistics Learning, 1(1), 53-73Dunkel, P.A. (1988). The content of L1 and L2 students’ lecture notes and its relation to test performance. TESOL Quarterly, 22(2), 259-281.Dunkel, P.A. (1991). Computerized testing of nonparticipatory L2 listening comprehension proficiency: An ESL prototype development effort. The Modern Language Journal, 75(1), 64-73.Dunkel, P. A. (1991). The use of PC-generated speech technology in the development of an L2 listening comprehension proficiency test: A prototype design effort. In M. C. Pennington & V. Stevens, (Eds.), Computers in applied linguistics: An international perspective (pp. 273-293). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.2 177 Webster St., #220, Monterey, CA 93940 USA Web: www.tirfonline.org / Email: [email protected] The International Research Foundation for English Language EducationDunkel, P. A., Henning, G., & Chaudron, C. (1993). The assessment of an L2 listening comprehension construct: A tentative model for test specification and development. Modern Language Journal, 77(2), 180-191. Emery, P. G. (1980). Evaluating spoken English: A new approach to the testing of listening comprehension. English Language Teaching Journal, 34(2), 96-98.Engelskirchen, A., Cottrell, E., & Oller, Jr., J. (1981). A study of the reliability and validity of the Ilyin Oral Interview. In A. Palmer, R. Groot, & G. Trosper, (Eds.), The construct validation of tests of communicative competence (pp. 83-93). Washington, DC: TESOL.Feak, C., & Salehzadeh, J. (2001). Challenges and issues in developing an EAP video listening placement assessment: A view from one program. English for Specific Purposes, 20, 477- 493.Flowerdew, J., & Miller, L. (2005). Second language listening: Theory and practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Fouly, K., & Cziko, G. A. (1985). Determining the reliability, validity, and scalability of the graduated dictation test. Language Learning, 35, 555-566.Freedle, R., & Kostin, I. (1999). Does the text matter in a multiple-choice test of comprehension? The case for the construct validity of TOEFL’s minitalks. Language Testing, 16(1), 2-35. Gales, S., Gradman, H. L., & Spolsky, B. (1977). Toward the measurement of functional proficiency: Contextualization of the noise test. TESOL Quarterly, 11(1), 51-57.Gefen, R. (1981). Testing listening comprehension in the schools of Israel. English Language Teaching Journal, 35(3), 252-255.Ginther, A. (2002). Context and content visuals and performance on listening comprehension stimuli. Language Testing, 19(2), 133-167. Goh, C. (2010). Listening as process: Learning activities for self-appraisal and self-regulation. In N. Harwood (Ed.), English language teaching materials: Theory and practice (pp. 179 - 206). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Gorsuch, G. J. (2004). Test takers’ experiences with computer-administered listening comprehension tests: Interviewing for qualitative explorations of test validity. CALICO, 21(2), 339-372.Gruba, P. (1997). The role of video media in listening assessment. System, 25(3), 335-345.Hale, G. A., & Courtney, R. (1994). The effects of note-taking on listening comprehension in the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Language Testing, 11(1), 29-47.3 177 Webster St., #220, Monterey, CA 93940 USA Web: www.tirfonline.org / Email: [email protected] The International Research Foundation for English Language EducationHarding, L. (2011). Accent and listening assessment. New York, NY: Peter Lang. Heller, A., Lynch, T., & Wright, L. (1995). A comparison of listening and speaking tests for stu- dent placement. Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 6, 27-40.Iimura, H. (2007). The listening process: Effects of question types and repetition. Language Education & Technology, 44, 75-85.Irvine, P., Atai, P., & Oller, J. W. (1974). Cloze, dictation, and the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Language Learning, 24, 245-252.Jensen, C., & Hensen, C. (1995). The effect of prior knowledge on EAP listening-test performance. Language Testing, 12(1), 99-119.Jones, R. L. (1984). 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