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  • 10 - The Role of the L1 in Testing L2 English

  • from Part IV - Assessing English
  • Edited by Christopher J. Hall, York St John University, Rachel Wicaksono, York St John University
  • Book:
    Ontologies of English
    Published online:
    24 December 2019
    Print publication:
    02 January 2020, pp 187-208

  • Summary

    A number of chapters in this volume have highlighted the role of testing and assessment in contributing to maintaining monolith conceptualisations of English, and conversely the hybrid nature of the language and lack of clear boundaries, especially in L2 versions. Accordingly, this chapter discusses the role of the L1 in assessing L2 English proficiency, focusing particularly on tests of L2 English speaking ability. It first considers Weir’s (2005) socio-cognitive framework for developing and validating speaking tests (further elaborated in Taylor, 2011), in order to locate the issue of L1 influence comprehensively within an overall test validation framework. It then describes how the different test purposes for which tests are designed can determine the role of the L1, according to the specific construct of the test. To exemplify differing roles that can be played by the L1 in speaking tests, this chapter then presents two studies on L2 spoken English tests that sought to address the issue of test-takers’ L1 in contrastive ways.