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Abstract:
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World English (WE ) includes any type of dialectical English spoken around the world (Hinkel , 2005 ) . In the present study , a WE listening test was developed . The original form of the test consisted of six scales measuring , respectively , demographics , exposure to non -native English speakers , self perception of WE fluency , WE listening test , evaluations of non -native speakers' fluency , and attitudes towards non -native English speakers . Internal consistency , dimensionality , correlations among scales , and the effects of demographics on the test scores were analyzed based on the data collected from 32 participants in Study 1 . Results indicated moderate to moderately high internal consistency for the scales except for the attitudes toward non -native English speakers scale . Study 2 constituted an actual computer administration with 106 participants . SE listening comprehension test was added to the study . All of the scales except for the SE test showed moderate to high consistency and unidimensionality . |