Language Testing Reconsidered

Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Carolyn E. Turner (auth), Fox, Janna D., 1946- editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2007
2007.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Actexpress.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • On second thoughts / Bernard Spolsky
  • The challenge of (diagnostic) testing : do we know what we are measuring? / J. Charles Alderson
  • What is the construct? : the dialectic of abilities and contexts in defining constructs in language assessment / Lyle F. Bachman
  • Assessing academic English language proficiency : 40+ years of U.K. language tests / Alana Davies
  • The coming of age for research on test-taking strategies / Andrew D. Cohen
  • Qualitative research methods in language test development and validation / Anne Lazaraton and Lynda Taylor
  • Language testing : a question of context / Tim McNamara
  • Test as power tools : looking back, looking forward / Elana Shohamy.