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Although second language learners' pragmatic competence (their
ability to use language in context) is an essential part of their
general communicative competence, it has not been a part of second
language tests. This book helps fill this gap by describing the
development and validation of a web-based test of ESL
pragmalinguistics. The instrument assesses learners' knowledge of
routine formulae, speech acts, and implicature in 36
multiple-choice and brief-response items. The test's quantitative
and qualitative validation with 300 learners showed high
reliability and provided strong evidence of the instrument's
construct validity. Its web-based format makes it easy to
administer and score. The book ends with a discussion of future
research directions in assessing second language pragmatics.
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