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Nonverbal Delivery in Speaking Assessment

From An Argument to A Rating Scale Formulation and Validation

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  • Effectively “marries”
  • language testing and nonverbal delivery
  • Reapplies multimodal
  • discourse analysis
  • Explores an unconventional yet vital dimension of authentic, real-life communication
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction

    • Mingwei Pan
    Pages 1-8
  3. Literature Review

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    Pages 9-107
  4. Research Design and Methods

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    Pages 109-132
  5. Rating Scale Formulation

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    Pages 159-179
  6. Rating Scale Validation: An MTMM Approach

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    Pages 199-214
  7. Rating Scale Validation: An MDA Approach

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    Pages 215-259
  8. Conclusion

    • Mingwei Pan
    Pages 261-268
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 269-305

About this book

With an argument for embedding nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment as a point of departure, this book seeks to validate a proposed rating scale for incorporating nonverbal delivery and other conventional dimensions into speaking assessment with a mixed-methods approach. To illustrate the indispensable role of nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment, the book particularly includes snapshots of test-takers’ de facto nonverbal delivery, which allow their respective levels to be investigated in a microscopic manner. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

    Mingwei Pan

About the author

Mingwei Pan, working in the field of language assessment and educational psychometrics, has published extensively on the topics of language testing. He is now Yunshan Young Scholar of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nonverbal Delivery in Speaking Assessment

  • Book Subtitle: From An Argument to A Rating Scale Formulation and Validation

  • Authors: Mingwei Pan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0170-3

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0169-7Published: 07 December 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9094-3Published: 27 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0170-3Published: 27 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 305

  • Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Corpus Linguistics

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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