Ideas of Designing Test Formats for L2 Reading Comprehension
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This academic article was to suggest the guideline for designing formats of second-language (L2) reading assessment. Previous research and literature were retrieved and reviewed to provide background information about the instruction of L2 reading and assessment. Based discussion, L2 reading should be more emphasized on variables as to L2 readers’ information-processing abilities and language sources for a better reading comprehension. Also, the available formats of L2 reading assessment are practical, but they should be made more relevant to those variables. In this academic article, the concrete guideline for designing for L2 reading assessment was suggested as an adjustable one for adapting in a language classroom.
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