The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness

Mandy R. Menke; Paul A. Malovrh

doi:10.1075/ihll.31.02men

The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness

Mandy R. Menke, Paul A. Malovrh

Spanish & Portuguese Studies

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Standardized proficiency tests are the primary means of determining advancedness in educational settings and have effectively established a common language for describing language proficiency. Emerging evidence additionally identifies specific linguistic features that correlate with each level; nonetheless, we argue that the ability of such assessments to contribute to our evolving understandings of advancedness are limited given their conflation of cognition and language and inability to capture contextually-dependent language use. In this chapter, we discuss the contributions, challenges, and future of proficiency assessment.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Second Language Spanish. Definitions, challenges, and possibilities
Editors	Mandy R. Menke, Paul A. Malovrh
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages	17-40
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9789027260321
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.31.02men
State	Published - Feb 8 2021

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Name	Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Volume	31
ISSN (Print)	2213-3887

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Advanced proficiency
Linguistic correlates
Standardized assessment

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Menke, M. R., & Malovrh, P. A. (2021). The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness. In M. R. Menke, & P. A. Malovrh (Eds.), Second Language Spanish. Definitions, challenges, and possibilities (pp. 17-40). (Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics; Vol. 31). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.31.02men

The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness. / Menke, Mandy R.; Malovrh, Paul A.
Second Language Spanish. Definitions, challenges, and possibilities. ed. / Mandy R. Menke; Paul A. Malovrh. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021. p. 17-40 (Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics; Vol. 31).

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