Theses

PhD Dissertations

Siller, K. (2017) Predicting Item Difficulty in a Reading Test. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Sejdiu, S. (2014) The Effect of MMB Instruction on the Development of Listening Competencies in Primary School Students. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Heaney, H.K. (2011) Issues in developing a tertiary level English reading comprehension test. Klagenfurt.
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Schuller, C.C. (2008) Developing and Validating a Tertiary-Level English Listening Comprehension Test. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Baghaei Moghadam, P. (2007) C-Test Construct Validation: A Rasch Modeling Approach. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Diploma Theses

Maurer, M. (in progress) The fluid construct phenomenon in C-tests. A replication study. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Hafner, S.A. (2018) Analyzing Errors in Written Performances by Means of the Scope – Substance Error Taxonomy and Investigating Their Influence on Human Ratings. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Steinkellner, F. (2018) The Role of Errors in the Assessment of Written Learner Performances. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Goetzinger, J. (2006) Rating Writing: An Investigation of the Processes involved in Rating Students´ Writing Performance. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

MA Theses

Steiner, Jennifer, B.A. (in progress). Documenting the Development of EFL Students’ Writing Competence in the Context of WRILAB2: A Case Study on the Module Review

Mochar-Cregeen, D. (in progress) CLIL at EUROPAGYMNASIUM – History and Perspectives. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Bidik, B. (2016) Refining the SD Error Taxonomy: A descriptive analysis of Grammatical Errors in samples by Turkish EFL Learners. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Frumlacher, E. (2012) A comparison of teachers’ estimation of task difficulty of listening tasks and empirical data. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Hammerl, W. (2012) Can the Austrian E8 Standards Rating Scale for Writing be converted into the Austrian school grades scale? Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Jexenflicker, S. (2012) Measuring progress: A comparative analysis of first-semester and graduate students of a Bachelor programme at an Austrian tertiary-level institution. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Köstenbauer, A. (2012) Oral Production and Spoken Interaction in the first and second language of adolescent speakers of German and English. An analysis of similarities and differences. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Kotnik, G. (2012) Predicting school grades from the E8 Writing Rating Scale. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

McGowan, A. (2012) The role of listening in SLA and the effect of the use of visual input through video recordings in a listening comprehension test. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Philipp, R. (2012) A comparison of teachers’ estimation of item difficulty of reading items and empirical data. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Pibal, F. (2012) Identyfying Errors in the Written Manifestations of Austrian English Learner Language at 8th-Grade Secondary Level and their Influence on Human Ratings. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Platzer, H. (2012) A criterion-referenced approach to the Vocabulary Levels Test: Validating Form B of the 2000 & 3000 Word Levels and the Academic Word List. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Steinschaden, M. (2012) The effect of dictionary use on reading comprehension. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Sommer, G. (2012) The washback effect of the E8 Standards Test for Speaking and the new curriculum of 2008 on English course books. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Winkler, G. (2012) E8 Standards: Range of grammatical structures in Short and Long Tasks. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Zeilinger, D. (2012) Reading in two languages. The relationship between L1 Reading, L2 Language Proficiency and L2 Reading. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott

Zeilinger, R. (2012) Validating an ESP test. A case study. Klagenfurt
Supervisor: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Günther Sigott