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Are They Watching? Test-Taker Viewing Behavior during an L2 Video Listening Test by Wagner, Elvis

“…The accessibility of video technology has made it possible to utilize both the auditory and visual channels to present listening texts in the second language…”
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Twenty Years of Language Assessment Quarterly: An Interview with LAQ Founder Antony Kunnan by Wagner, Elvis

“…Antony Kunnan founded the journal Language Assessment Quarterly in 2004. In this interview, Antony explains his rationale for starting the journal, what the…”
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Duolingo English Test, Revised Version July 2019 by Wagner, Elvis

“…The Duolingo English Test (DET) is a computer adaptive test of English proficiency that is increasingly used for English-medium university admissions purposes…”
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How Vocabulary Is LearnedStuartWebb and PaulNation. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xii + 322 by Wagner, Elvis

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How Vocabulary Is LearnedStuart Webb and Paul Nation. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xii + 322 by Wagner, Elvis

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The effect of the use of video texts on ESL listening test-taker performance by Wagner, Elvis

“…Video is widely used in the teaching of L2 listening, and SLA researchers have argued that the visual components of spoken texts are useful for the listener in…”
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Using Unscripted Spoken Texts in the Teaching of Second Language Listening by Wagner, Elvis

“…Most spoken texts that are used in second language (L2) listening classroom activities are scripted texts, where the text is written, revised, polished, and…”
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An Investigation of How the Channel of Input and Access to Test Questions Affect L2 Listening Test Performance by Wagner, Elvis

“…The use of video technology has become widespread in the teaching and testing of second-language (L2) listening, yet research into how this technology affects…”
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Temple University's ITA Placement Test in Times of COVID-19 by Wagner, Elvis, Krylova, Anna

“…When the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to do in-person, on campus testing, we were forced to create a new system to screen International Teaching…”
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Test-takers' interaction with an L2 video listening test by Wagner, Elvis

“…Video technology is commonly used in L2 classrooms, but it is rarely used in assessing L2 listening, and there is little research investigating how L2…”
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Video Listening Tests: What Are They Measuring? by Wagner, Elvis

“…This article examines how eight advanced ESL learners attend to and utilize the nonverbal information found in a video text. Using verbal report methodology in…”
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Authenticated Spoken Texts for L2 Listening Tests by Wagner, Elvis, Liao, Yen-Fen, Wagner, Santoi

“…L2 test developers often use scripted spoken texts in their L2 listening tests, because it is efficient and practical to create scripted spoken texts that meet…”
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The Duolingo English Test by Wagner, Elvis, Kunnan, Antony John

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Assessing L2 Listening: Moving towards Authenticity. Language Learning & Language Teaching. Volume 50 by Ockey, Gary J, Wagner, Elvis

“…This book is relevant for language testers, listening researchers, and oral proficiency teachers, in that it explores four broad themes related to the…”
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"Co-Constructing" Explicit L2 Knowledge with High School Spanish Learners through Guided Induction by Toth, Paul D, Wagner, Elvis, Moranski, Kara

“…This article documents how second language (L2) Spanish learners in an American high school formulated explicit grammar rules during three inductive lessons on…”
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TESOL Quarterly Research Guidelines by Mahboob, Ahmar, Paltridge, Brian, Phakiti, Aek, Wagner, Elvis, Starfield, Sue, Burns, Anne, Jones, Rodney H., De Costa, Peter I.

“…This article provides research guidelines for authors intending to submit their manuscripts to TESOL Quarterly. These guidelines include information about the…”
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Teaching and Testing L2 Spanish Listening Using Scripted vs. Unscripted Texts by Wagner, Elvis, Toth, Paul D.

“…Even after years of study, many second language (L2) learners have difficulty comprehending proficient speakers in real‐world settings. This difficulty stems…”
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Test-Takers’ Attitudes and Beliefs About the Spoken Texts Used in EFL Listening Tests by Liao, Yen-Fen, Wagner, Elvis, Wagner, Santoi

“…This study investigated test-takers’ attitudes and beliefs about the phonological, lexico-grammatical, and discourse characteristics of spoken texts used in…”
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Can the Search for “Fairness” Be Taken Too Far? by Elvis Wagner

“…The many works devoted to the issue of fairness in language testing (e.g., Kunnan, 1999, 2000; Shohamy, 2001; Spolsky, 1981) testify to the field’s recognition…”
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Assessing Listening by Elvis Wagner

“…Over the past two decades, there has been a great deal of attention devoted to the teaching, learning, and testing of second language (L2) listening ability…”
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