With an argument for embedding nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment as a point of departure, this book seeks to validate a proposed rating scale for incorporating nonverbal delivery and other conventional dimensions into speaking assessment with a mixed-methods approach. To illustrate the indispensable role of nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment, the book particularly includes snapshots of test-takers de facto nonverbal delivery, which allow their respective levels to be investigated in a microscopic manner. 

MingweiPan, working in the field of language assessment and educational psychometrics, haspublished extensively on the topics of language testing. He is nowYunshan Young Scholar of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Literature Review.- Chapter 3 Research Design and Methods.- Chapter 4 Building an Argument for Embedding Nonverbal Delivery into Speaking Assessment.- Chapter 5 Rating Scale Formulation.- Chapter 6 Rating Scale Pre-validation and Modification.- Chapter 7 Rating Scale Validation (I): an MTMM Approach.- Chapter 8 Rating Scale Validation (II): an MDA Approach.- Chapter 9 Conclusion.- Appendices.