<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Adopting <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_rjes-2016-0015_ref_022_w2aab2b8b8b1b7b1ab1ac22Aa">Weir’s (2005)</xref> socio-cognitive validation framework, the present paper focuses on the syntactic and lexical complexity of listening comprehension subtests in three B2-level examinations: The City Guilds international examination in English, The First Certificate in English, and the General Matura in English. By analysing and interpreting the results obtained from different automated tools, the research aims to determine to what extent the three subtests are comparable. The results of the study suggest the unreliability of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a sole mechanism for test comparisons.</p></abstract>

Adopting Weir’s (2005) socio-cognitive validation framework, the present paper focuses on the syntactic and lexical complexity of listening comprehension subtests in three B2-level examinations: The City Guilds international examination in English, The First Certificate in English, and the General Matura in English. By analysing and interpreting the results obtained from different automated tools, the research aims to determine to what extent the three subtests are comparable. The results of the study suggest the unreliability of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a sole mechanism for test comparisons.

Syntactic and Lexical Complexity of B2 Listening Comprehension Subtests in English: A Comparative Study

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Adopting Weir’s (2005) socio-cognitive validation framework, the present paper focuses on the syntactic and lexical complexity of listening comprehension...

Syntactic and Lexical Complexity of B2 Listening Comprehension Subtests in English: A Comparative Study

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2016

Zakres stron: 116 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0015

Słowa kluczowe
context validity, lexical complexity, listening comprehension texts, syntactic complexity

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Syntactic and Lexical Complexity of B2 Listening Comprehension Subtests in English: A Comparative Study

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2016

Zakres stron: 116 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0015

Słowa kluczowecontext validity, lexical complexity, listening comprehension texts, syntactic complexity

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
context validity, lexical complexity, listening comprehension texts, syntactic complexity