Some critical issues in tests taken from CELI and CILS certifications (Italian as a Foreign Language)

Authors

  • Paolo Torresan

Keywords:

Italian as a Foreign Language, Item Analysis, Language Testing, Validity

Abstract

This paper aims to sum up 3 years of research into the CELI and CILS certifications in Italian as a Foreign Language, the results of which have been reported in several articles and essays. We have discovered some sources of bias affecting the quality of the exams. Here, these areas of bias are briefly described and classified into groups.

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Published

2016-03-09

Issue

No. 82 (2015): Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія «Іноземна філологія. Методика викладання іноземних мов» - Педагогічні науки

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Some critical issues in tests taken from CELI and CILS certifications (Italian as a Foreign Language). (2016). The Journal of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series: Foreign Philology. Methods of Foreign Language Teaching, 82, 53-59. https://periodicals.karazin.ua/foreignphilology/article/view/5399