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Xun Yan

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Contact Information

Department of Linguistics
4080 Foreign Language Building, MC-168
707 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Associate Professor

Research Interests

Language testing and assessment
English for academic purposes
Educational measurement
Quantitative research methods

Research Description

My research broadly focuses on speaking and writing assessment. My specific research interests include scale development and validation, rater behavior and training, assessment literacy for language teachers, and test score use in educational settings.

Education

Ph.D., English (Second Language Studies), Purdue University, 2015
M.A., TESOL, Ohio State University, 2009
B.A., English, Wuhan University, China, 2008

Courses Taught

EIL 460 Principles of Language Testing
LING 489 Theoretical Foundations of Second Language Acquisition
EIL 411 Introduction to TESL Methodology

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Professor, Linguistics
Supervisor, English Placement Test/Oral English Assessment Interview, Linguistics
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Associate Professor, European Union Center
Associate Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Associate Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Recent Publications

Cai, H., & Yan, X. (2024). Examining the direct and indirect impacts of verbatim source use on linguistic complexity in integrated argumentative writing assessment. Assessing Writing, 61, Article 100868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2024.100868

Cai, H., & Yan, X. (2024). Triangulating natural language processing (NLP)-based analysis of rater comments and many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM): An innovative approach to investigating raters’ application of rating scales in writing assessment. Language Testing, 41(2), 384-411. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322231210231

Kang, O., Yan, X., & Kostromitina, M. (2024). Fairness of using different English accents: The effect of shared L1s in listening tasks of the Duolingo English test. Language Testing, 41(2), 263-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322231179134

Zou, S., Yan, X., & Fan, J. (2024). Establishing analytic score profiles for large-scale L2 writing assessment: The case of the CET-4 writing test. Assessing Writing, 60, Article 100826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2024.100826

Chuang, P. L., & Yan, X. (2023). Connecting source use and argumentation in L2 integrated argumentative writing performance. Journal of Second Language Writing, 60, Article 101003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2023.101003

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