Biography
Dr. Elvis Wagner explores the teaching and testing of second language oral communicative competence. Currently, his primary research focus is an examination of how second language (L2) listeners process and comprehend unscripted, spontaneous spoken language, and how this type of language differs from the scripted spoken texts learners often encounter in the L2 classroom. He has written and published widely on these issues, including his article “Video Listening Tests: What are They Measuring?”, which won the International Language Testing Association’s “Best Article in Language Testing” award in 2008. Dr. Wagner’s research informs his teaching, both in the TESOL program and in the secondary education world languages program.
Research Interests
- Assessment
- Bilingual/Bicultural
- Language Comprehension/Development
Courses Taught
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Number |
Name |
Level |
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MGSE 4427 |
Curriculum and Methods of Foreign Language Education |
Undergraduate |
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MGSE 4428 |
Innovations in Foreign Language Education |
Undergraduate |
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MGSE 5427 |
Curriculum and Methods of Foreign Language Education |
Graduate |
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MGSE 5428 |
Innovations in Foreign Language Education |
Graduate |
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EDUC 0815 |
Language in Society |
Undergraduate |
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EDUC 2306 |
Assessment and Evaluation |
Undergraduate |
Selected Publications
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Wagner, E. (2024). Twenty Years of
Language Assessment Quarterly
: An Interview with LAQ Founder Antony Kunnan. Language Assessment Quarterly, 21(3), pp. 215-223. Informa UK Limited. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2024.2386357 -
Wagner, E. (2022). Chapter 7. L2 listening comprehension. In Bilingual Processing and Acquisition (pp. 213-233). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi: 10.1075/bpa.13.07wag
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Wagner, E., Liao, Y.F., & Wagner, S. (2021). Authenticated Spoken Texts for L2 Listening Tests. Language Assessment Quarterly, 18(3), pp. 205-227. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2020.1860057
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Wagner, E. & Krylova, A. (2021). Temple University’s ITA Placement Test in Times of COVID-19. Language Assessment Quarterly, 18(1), pp. 12-16. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2020.1862849
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Wagner, E. (2020). Duolingo English Test, Revised Version July 2019. Language Assessment Quarterly, 17(3), pp. 300-315. doi: 10.1080/15434303.2020.1771343
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Wang, L. & Wagner, E. (2020). Washback of the college english test - band four on english teaching and learning in China. Journal of Asia TEFL, 17(4), pp. 1214-1235. doi: 10.18823/asiatefl.2020.17.4.4.1214