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020			_a9781138056879
040			_cLCIC LIBRARY
082			_aREF.428.0076 Au82
245		0	_aAutomated speaking assessment : _busing language technologies to score spontaneous speech /
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2020.
300			_a5775 pages; 1 online resource
300			_a5775 pages;
520			_aAutomated Speaking Assessment: Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech provides a thorough overview of state-of-the-art automated speech scoring technology as it is currently used at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Its main focus is related to the automated scoring of spontaneous speech elicited by TOEFL iBT Speaking section items, but other applications of speech scoring, such as for more predictable spoken responses or responses provided in a dialogic setting, are also discussed. The book begins with an in-depth overview of the nascent field of automated speech scoring--its history, applications, and challenges--followed by a discussion of psychometric considerations for automated speech scoring. The second and third parts discuss the integral main components of an automated speech scoring system as well as the different types of automatically generated measures extracted by the system features related to evaluate the speaking construct of communicative competence as measured defined by the TOEFL iBT Speaking assessment. Finally, the last part of the book touches on more recent developments, such as providing more detailed feedback on test takers' spoken responses using speech features and scoring of dialogic speech. It concludes with a discussion, summary, and outlook on future developments in this area. Written with minimal technical details for the benefit of non-experts, this book is an ideal resource for graduate students in courses on Language Testing and Assessment as well as teachers and researchers in applied linguistics
650			_aAllophones
650			_aCommunication orale
650			_aEducational tests and measurements
650			_aData processing
700			_aKlaus Zechner _eEditor
700			_aKeelan Evanini _eEditor
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