Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature Review -- Chapter 3 Research Design and Methods -- Chapter 4 Building an Argument for Embedding Nonverbal Delivery into Speaking Assessment -- Chapter 5 Rating Scale Formulation -- Chapter 6 Rating Scale Pre-validation and Modification -- Chapter 7 Rating Scale Validation (I): an MTMM Approach -- Chapter 8 Rating Scale Validation (II): an MDA Approach -- Chapter 9 Conclusion -- Appendices.

With an argument for embedding nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment as a point of departure, this book seeks to validate a proposed rating scale for incorporating nonverbal delivery and other conventional dimensions into speaking assessment with a mixed-methods approach. To illustrate the indispensable role of nonverbal delivery in speaking assessment, the book particularly includes snapshots of test-takers’ de facto nonverbal delivery, which allow their respective levels to be investigated in a microscopic manner. .