CALP CALP Academic Listening Skills 2

Question 1

A student listens to a debate and must evaluate which argument is better supported. What CALP listening skill is required?

Accepted Answer

Critical evaluation of evidence quality while processing spoken academic language

Answer

Evaluating argument quality during listening requires simultaneous CALP-level critical thinking and academic language processing.

Question 2

In CALP assessment, a student listens to an academic lecture and then writes a response. This task type primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Integration of academic listening and academic writing skills

Answer

Listen-then-write tasks assess the integration of CALP listening and writing, requiring students to process and then produce academic language.

Question 3

What is 'academic register' in the context of CALP listening?

Accepted Answer

The formal, discipline-specific language style used in educational settings

Answer

Academic register refers to the formal linguistic features—vocabulary, syntax, discourse—used in educational contexts that students must process during CALP listening tasks.

Question 4

A student successfully summarizes a 20-minute academic lecture without notes. Which CALP listening sub-skill is most responsible for this ability?

Accepted Answer

Working memory capacity applied to academic language processing

Answer

Retaining and summarizing extended academic discourse requires significant working memory capacity applied specifically to CALP-level academic language.

Question 5

When a professor uses hedging in a lecture ('some researchers suggest...'), what should a CALP-proficient listener understand?

Accepted Answer

The claim is presented with qualified certainty, not as established fact

Answer

CALP listening proficiency includes understanding epistemic stance markers like hedging that signal how certain or contested a claim is.

CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency Practice Test

CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency Practice Test

CALP CALP Academic Listening Skills 2