Assessing (also) Linguistic Competence for Distance Learning

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_11740
dc.title	Assessing (also) Linguistic Competence for Distance Learning. Designing and Piloting an Entry Test for an Online Course
dc.contributor.author	Scistri Sabrina
dc.contributor.author	Torsani Simone
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2023/1/valutare-anche-le-competenze-linguistiche-per-la-d/
dc.description.abstract	The article reports on the design and piloting of the MobIta proficiency test. MobIta was designed as an entry test for a course of Italian for Business Purposes to assess reading and writing skills in the occupational and public domains of the Common European Framework. However, since the course was entirely online, we included in our test a part devoted to assessing language proficiency for online learning. After contextualising linguistic competence for online education, the paper illustrates the development of the test, focusing on the piloting stage. We conclude that language proficiency is an important asset for distance education and, since it can hinder the learners’ participation, must therefore be carefully considered.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 12 \| Issue 1 \| March 2023
dc.issued	2023-05-22
dc.dateAccepted	2023-02-14
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-07-29
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2023/01/005
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Distance language teaching
dc.subject	Language assessment
dc.subject	Language for academic purposes
dc.subject	Test piloting

Research Article
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Designing and Piloting an Entry Test for an Online Course

Simone Torsani Università degli Studi di Genova, Italia

Sabrina Scistri Università degli Studi di Genova, Italia

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abstract

The article reports on the design and piloting of the MobIta proficiency test. MobIta was designed as an entry test for a course of Italian for Business Purposes to assess reading and writing skills in the occupational and public domains of the Common European Framework. However, since the course was entirely online, we included in our test a part devoted to assessing language proficiency for online learning. After contextualising linguistic competence for online education, the paper illustrates the development of the test, focusing on the piloting stage. We conclude that language proficiency is an important asset for distance education and, since it can hinder the learners’ participation, must therefore be carefully considered.

Published

May 22, 2023

Accepted

Feb. 14, 2023

Submitted

July 29, 2022

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Keywords: Language assessment • Language for academic purposes • Test piloting • Distance language teaching

permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2023/01/005

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