THE ADEQUACY OF THE TEST OF ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO THE TEST TAKERS

Authors

  • Anamaria RADU Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University, Email: anamaria.radu@ubbcluj.ro radu.anamariav@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2017.2.09

Keywords:

examinations, adequacy of the tests, test takers, qualitative analysis, language testers.

Abstract

The Adequacy of the test of Romanian as a foreign language to the test takers. Since the interest in learning Romanian as a foreign language has increased a lot in the past few years, language testers have endeavored to design the most accurate and efficient tests. Thanks to the concerted efforts made by experts in this field, Romanian language testers have succeeded in developing the most up to date tests. The present study is aimed at addressing the issue of the adequacy of the tests of Romanian as a foreign language designed at the Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, established on the content and construct validation employing a qualitative and a quantitative analysis based on questionnaires regarding all sections of the test (listening and reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, speaking and writing).

Rezumat. Adecvarea testului de limba română ca limbă străină. Deoarece interesul pentru limba română ca limbă străină a crescut considerabil în ultimii ani, testatorii s-au specilaizat în crearea celor mai obiective și mai eficiente teste. Grație eforturilor experților în domeniu, testatorii au reușit să relizeze teste standardizate. Studiul nostru analizează adecvarea testelor de limba română ca limbă străină create la Facultatea de Litere, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj – Napoca, stabilind validitatea de conținut a acestor teste din punct de vedere calitativ și cantitativ, în urma interpretării chestionarelor ce au vizat răspunsurile candidaților referitoare la toate secțiunile testului (ascultare, citire, gramatică și vocabular, vorbire și scriere).

Cuvinte-cheie: examinare, adecvarea testelor, candidați, analiză calitativă, testatori de limbă

Author Biography

Anamaria RADU, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University, Email: anamaria.radu@ubbcluj.ro radu.anamariav@gmail.com

Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University, radu.anamariav@gmail.com

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Published

2017-06-15

How to Cite

RADU, A. (2017). THE ADEQUACY OF THE TEST OF ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO THE TEST TAKERS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologia, 62(2), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2017.2.09

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