Abstract
This chapter focuses on the next set of stages that a task needs to go through once a sound file has been successfully textmapped. These include:
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the completion of a task identifier
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the development of task instructions
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the decisions regarding which test methods should be used, the number of times the sound file should be heard, the number of items, the task layout, the mode of delivery and grading
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the development of item writing guidelines
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peer review and revision.
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Green, R. (2017). How do we develop a listening task?. In: Designing Listening Tests. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-68771-8_4
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