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Dr John Pill

Lecturer, Lecturer in Language Testing

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    ‘Doing questioning’ in the Emergency Department (ED)

    Collins, L., Gablasova, D. & Pill, J., 15/10/2023, In: Health Communication. 38, 12, p. 2721-2729 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2022
  4. Published

    Assessing communicative competence

    Harding, L., Macqueen, S. & Pill, J., 30/12/2022, Communicative Competence in a Second Language: Theory, Method, and Applications. Kanwit, M. & Solon, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 187-207 21 p. (Second Language Acquisition Research Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  5. Published

    Language use in an English-medium instruction university in Lebanon: Implications for the validity of international and local English tests for admissions

    Iliovits, M., Harding, L. & Pill, J., 25/08/2022, In: Journal of English-Medium Instruction. 1, 2, p. 153-179 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Forthcoming

    Shaping a language testing curriculum: Insights from an oral history of a Masters programme

    Pill, J., Bandman, J., Bottini, R., Brunfaut, T., Davidson, N., Davila Perez, G., Harding, L., Jung, Y., Lestari, S., Ramos Galvez, C. & Rossi, O., 1/04/2022, (Accepted/In press) Language Assessment Literacy and Competence: Studies in Language Testing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (Studies in Language Testing).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  7. Published

    Moments of intersection, rupture, tension: Writing and academic disciplines in the semiperiphery

    Zenger, A. & Pill, J., 18/01/2022, Negotiating the intersections of writing and writing instruction. Gustafsson, M. & Eriksson, A. (eds.). Colorado: WAC Clearinghouse, p. 259-282 24 p. (International Exchanges on the Study of Writing).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  8. 2021
  9. Published

    Trust the test: Score-user perspectives on the roles of language tests in professional registration and skilled migration

    Macqueen, S., Pill, J. & Knoch, U., 7/12/2021, In: Papers in Language Testing and Assessment. 10, 1, p. 49-69 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Raters: Behavior and training

    Pill, J. & Smart, C., 1/01/2021, The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing. Winke, P. & Brunfaut, T. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 135-144 10 p. (The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  11. 2019
  12. Published

    A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise

    Pill, J. & Harding, L. W., 22/03/2019, Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. Roever, C. & Wigglesworth, G. (eds.). Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, p. 217-228 12 p. (Language Testing and Evaluation).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  13. 2018
  14. Published
  15. 2017
  16. Published

    Interrogating the construct of communicative competence in language assessment contexts: What the non-language specialist can tell us

    Elder, C., McNamara, T., Kim, H., Pill, J. & Sato, T., 11/2017, In: Language and Communication. 57, p. 14-21 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 2016
  18. Published

    Drawing on indigenous criteria for more authentic assessment in a specific-purpose language test: Health professionals interacting with patients

    Pill, J., 1/04/2016, In: Language Testing. 33, 2, p. 175-193 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Extending the scope of speaking assessment criteria in a specific-purpose language test: Operationalizing a health professional perspective.

    O'Hagan, S., Pill, J. & Zhang, Y., 1/04/2016, In: Language Testing. 33, 2, p. 195-216 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    How much is enough? Involving occupational experts in setting standards on a specific-purpose language test for health professionals

    Pill, J. & McNamara, T., 1/04/2016, In: Language Testing. 33, 2, p. 217-234 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Language test as boundary object: Perspectives from test users in the healthcare domain

    Macqueen, S., Pill, J. & Knoch, U., 1/04/2016, In: Language Testing. 33, 2, p. 271-288 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands.

    Knoch, U., May, L., Macqueen, S., Pill, J. & Storch, N., 02/2016, IELTS Partners - British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment and IDP: IELTS Australia. 37 p. (IELTS Research Reports Online Series)

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsOther report

  23. Published

    Maintaining the connection between test and context: A language test for university admission

    Pill, J., 2016, In: Papers in Language Testing and Assessment.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2015
  25. Published

    How we developed Doctors speak up: An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates

    Woodward-Kron, R., Fraser, C., Pill, J. & Flynn, E., 2015, In: Medical Teacher. 37, 1, p. 31-33 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Marching out of step: The uneasy links between task-based language competencies for military purposes and a general proficency scale.

    Elder, C., Pill, J., Frost, K. & Bow, C., 2015, Language in uniform: Language analysis and training for defence and policing purposes. de Silva Joyce, H. & Thomson, E. A. (eds.). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 223-240 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  27. 2014
  28. Published

    What counts as effective communication in nursing? Evidence from nurse educators' and clinicians' feedback on nurse interactions with simulated patients.

    O'Hagan, S., Manias, E., Elder, C., Pill, J., Woodward-Kron, R., McNamara, T., Webb, G. & McColl, G., 06/2014, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 70, 6, p. 1344-1355 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Assessing health professionals

    Taylor, L. & Pill, J., 2014, Companion to language assessment. Kunnan, A. J. (ed.). Wiley-Blackwell, Vol. 1.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  30. 2013
  31. Published

    Defining the language assessment literacy gap: evidence from a parliamentary inquiry

    Pill, J. & Harding, L., 07/2013, In: Language Testing. 30, 3, p. 381-402 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Developing and validating language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals

    Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., McColl, G., Webb, G., Pill, J. & O'Hagan, S., 2013, In: Papers in Language Testing and Assessment.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. 2012
  34. Published

    Perspectives from physiotherapy supervisors on student-patient communication

    Woodward-Kron, R., van Die, D., Webb, G., Pill, J., Elder, C., McNamara, T., Manias, E. & McColl, G., 31/08/2012, In: International Journal of Medical Education. 3, p. 166-174 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Health professionals' views of communication: Implications for assessing performance on a health-specific English language test

    Elder, C., Pill, J., Woodward-Kron, R., McNamara, T., Manias, E., Webb, G. & McColl, G., 06/2012, In: TESOL Quarterly. 46, 2, p. 409-419 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    How professionally relevant can language tests be? A response to Wette (2011).

    Pill, J. & Woodward-Kron, R., 2012, In: Language Assessment Quarterly. 9, 1, p. 105-108 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debate

  37. 2011
  38. Published

    Assessor decision-making while marking a note-taking listening test: the case of the OET

    Harding, L., Pill, J. & Ryan, K., 2011, In: Language Assessment Quarterly. 8, 2, p. 108-126 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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