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Task-based Language Assessment

Task-Based Language Assessment is a form of language performance evaluation that operationalizes language proficiency through the completion of meaningful real-world tasks, distinguishing itself from traditional item-based testing by focusing on learners' ability to use language to achieve functional goals.

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9K

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358

Authors

152

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

55

Variants

Tbla

Parents

Publications

170

The empirical evaluation of language teaching materials

Rod Ellis · ELT Journal · 1997 · 420 citations

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In Defense of Tasks and TBLT: Nonissues and Real Issues

Michael H. Long · Annual Review of Applied Linguistics · 2016 · 347 citations · Full text

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Some reflections on task-based language performance assessment

Lyle F. Bachman · Language Testing · 2002 · 320 citations

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ECoG gamma activity during a language task: differentiating expressive and receptive speech areas

Vernon L. Towle, Hyunah Yoon, Melanie Castelle et al. · Brain · 2008 · 240 citations · Full text

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Can We Predict Task Difficulty in an Oral Proficiency Test? Exploring the Potential of an Information‐Processing Approach to Task Design

Noriko Iwashita, Tim McNamara, Catherine Elder · Language Learning · 2001 · 232 citations

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Authors

358

  1. JM
    John M. Norris

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    8 publications · 635 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. LF
    Lyle F. Bachman

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    5 publications · 620 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. CL
    Constant Leung

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 139 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. YG
    Yuko Goto Butler

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    3 publications · 267 citations

    3

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  5. BO
    Barry O’Sullivan

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 142 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

152

  1. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    716 citations

  3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    278 citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    692 citations

  5. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    591 citations

  6. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    274 citations

  7. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    228 citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    534 citations

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Venues

  1. Language Testing

    15 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

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  2. Language Assessment Quarterly

    11 publications · 367 citations

    11

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  3. English Language Teaching

    5 publications · 91 citations

    5

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  4. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics

    ARAL · 5 publications · 775 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. ETS Research Report Series

    4 publications · 70 citations

    4

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