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Measuring Vocabulary Knowledge of Advanced Learners of English using a Multiple-Choice Test
 Sobolevská, Simona ; Gráf, Tomáš (advisor) ; Luef, Eva Maria (referee)
This paper is focuses on comparing the reliability and validity of two test formats, a traditional multiple-choice format and a newly developed serial multiple-choice format. The aim of the thesis is to find out whether the two formats are equivalent tests of receptive, meaning- recognition knowledge of mid-frequency English words. Two tests were distributed among advanced students of English at Czech secondary schools, one in the multiple-choice format, one in the serial multiple-choice format. The analysis of 87 test responses revealed that the tests are not equivalent. The serial multiple-choice test was significantly more difficult than the multiple-choice test. The results of this study suggest that the serial multiple-choice format partially suppresses the participants' ability to apply test strategies and guessing. The data indicates that the serial multiple-choice test took longer to sit. However, neither test caused the participants more stress. This study shows that the wording of options on the serial multiple- choice format should be treated differently than on the typical multiple-choice format. The findings of this study may inform teachers about the advantages and disadvantages of the serial multiple-choice test format. Keywords: multiple-choice test, serial multiple-choice test,...
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Fluency markers in the speech of advanced learners of English before and after a study stay in an English-speaking country
 Sobolevská, Simona ; Gráf, Tomáš (advisor) ; Cilibrasi, Luca (referee)
This thesis analyses productive fluency of advanced learners of English and the aim is to find out if study abroad causes changes in the productive fluency of advanced learners of English. The first part deals with definition of fluency, operationalization of productive fluency by performance phenomena: repeats, false starts, and self-corrections; and with the research done so far in the field of study abroad fluency improvement. The data used for the analysis are 14 interviews with seven advanced learners of English conducted before and after studying abroad in an English-speaking country for 1 semester. 1,464 instances of performance phenomena were identified and tagged. The research revealed that the use of repeats and false starts has not changed after studying abroad, while the use of self-corrections dropped significantly after studying abroad. It was also found that certain speakers produced more performance phenomena before studying abroad and maintained the higher rates after studying abroad, suggesting that performance phenomena are employed as a speech management strategy by advanced learners of English. The results of this paper may serve as an impulse for further study of performance phenomena in learner English, and more research of study abroad linguistic gain. Keywords: learner...
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