Proficient beyond borders: assessing non-native speakers in a native speakers' framework

English language proficiency is considered a basic skill that students from different language backgrounds are expected to master, independent of whether they are native or non-native speakers. Tests that measure language proficiency in non-native speakers are typically linked to the common European...

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Veröffentlicht in:Large-scale assessments in education 2016-12, Vol.4 (1), p.1-19, Article 19
Hauptverfasser: Fleckenstein, Johanna, Leucht, Michael, Pant, Hans Anand, Köller, Olaf
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:English language proficiency is considered a basic skill that students from different language backgrounds are expected to master, independent of whether they are native or non-native speakers. Tests that measure language proficiency in non-native speakers are typically linked to the common European framework of reference for languages. Such tests, however, often lack the criteria to define a practically relevant degree of proficiency in English. We approach this deficit by assessing non-native speakers' performance within a native speakers' framework.
ISSN:2196-0739
2196-0739
DOI:10.1186/s40536-016-0034-2