Keywords
Intelligibility, Language assessment, Language Testing, Listening
Research Areas
English Language and Linguistics

Dr Luke Harding
Lecturer
County South
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YL
Email: Email Hidden
Tel: +44 1524 593034
Affiliations
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising doctoral students in the area of language testing (particularly listening assessment,speaking assessment, specific purposes language testing andassessor decision-making), as well as topics concerning the challenges of World Englishes/English as a Lingua Franca for language teaching and assessment.
Profile
My research interests are mainly in language testing and assessment. I am particularly interested in second language listening assessment, issues surrounding the assessment of pronunciation, assessor decision-making, assessment literacy, and the challenges of World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca for language testing.
Some of my recent publications include:
Pill, J. & Harding, L. (in press). Defining the language assessment literacy 'gap': Evidence from a parliamentary inquiry. Language Testing, 30(3).
Harding, L. (2012). Accent, listening assessment and the potential for a shared-L1 advantage: A DIF perspective. Language Testing, 29 (2), 163-180. [Related podcast - Issue 9 - available here]
Harding, L., Pill, J. & Ryan, K. (2011). Assessor decision making while marking a note-taking listening test: The case of the OET. Language Assessment Quarterly, 8 (2), 108-126.
I have also published a book titled Accent and Listening Assessment through Peter Lang (see here)
Current Teaching
I am the Director of Studies for the Hong Kong MA TESOL programme, and I have taught the following modules in Hong Kong:
- Classroom Language Testing
- Curriculum Design and Teacher Development in Language Education
I also teach on several modules on the MA in Language Testing (Distance), including:
- Language Testing Construction and Evaluation
- Background to Applied Linguistics for Language Testing
- Issues in Language Testing
- Statistical Analysis for Language Testing
I have taught on the following modules on the on-campus MA TESOL/TEFL:
- Language Test Construction and Evaluation
- Research Methods in Linguistics and English Language
During summer, I teach on in the Language Testing at Lancaster course: http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/study/languagetesting/index.htm
In Press
Defining the language assessment literacy gap: evidence from a parliamentary inquiry
Pill, J. & Harding, L. 07/2013 In: Language Testing. 30, 3, p. n/a
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2013
Pronunciation assessment
Harding, L. 2013 The encyclopedia of applied linguistics. Chapelle, C. A. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
2012
Accent, listening assessment and the potential for a shared-L1 advantage: a DIF perspective
Harding, L. 2012 In: Language Testing. 29, 2, p. 163-180, 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2011
Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test
Harding, L. 2011 Frankfurt: Peter Lang. 291 p. (Language Testing and Evaluation).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Assessor decision-making while marking a note-taking listening test: the case of the OET
Harding, L., Pill, J. & Ryan, K. 2011 In: Language Assessment Quarterly. 8, 2, p. 108-126, 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2009
Review of the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) speaking test
Macqueen, S. & Harding, L. 07/2009 In: Language Testing. 26, 3, p. 467-475, 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Scientific review
Decision-making in marking open-ended listening test items: the case of the OET
Harding, L. & Ryan, K. 2009 In: Spaan Fellow Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language Assessment. 7, p. 99-114, 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2008
Language Testing and English as an International Language Constraints and Contributions
Elder, C. & Harding, L. 2008 In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 31, 3, p. 34.1-34.11, 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Accent and academic listening assessment: A study of test-taker perceptions
Harding, L. 2008 In: Melbourne Papers in Language Testing. 13, 1, p. 1-33
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2005
Different generations, different needs: Migrant youth in English language programs
Harding, L. & Wigglesworth, G. 2005 In: Prospect: An Australian Journal of TESOL. 20, 3, p. 6-23, 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Linking the GEPT Listening Tests to the CEFR
01/04/2012 →
... Read more»An Exploratory Study of Differences in GESE Examiner Orientations in the UK, India and China
19/03/2012 → 30/09/2013
... Read more»Language Test Design and Evaluation in Luxembourg
01/09/2011 →
This project involves the training of a team of English language teachers in language test design and evaluation, and the development of a CEFR A2-level test for use in secondary schools in Luxembourg ... Read more»
European Association of Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) conference, Siena, 6-8 May 2011
31/05/2011
Our language testing team was well represented at the EALTA conference held in Siena, 6-8 May 2011. Three staff members gave presentations. Charles Alderson - 'Diagnosing foreign language reading prof ... Read more»
Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (4th annual conference)
(Invited speaker) 24/8/2012 → 25/8/2012
Activity: Participation in conference
Read more»Language Assessment in an International Academic Context (CIP Symposium 2012)
(Invited speaker) 1/11/2012
Activity: Participation in conference
Read more»Northern Association of TESOL (NATESOL) conference
(Keynote/plenary speaker) 9/6/2012
Activity: Participation in conference
Read more»Language Testing
(Editorial board member) 1/1/2013
Activity: Editorial activity
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