Global perspectives on language assessment :
Global perspectives on language assessment : research, theory, and practice /
edited by Spiros Papageorgiou, Managing Senior Research Scientist at Educational Testing Service ; Kathleen Bailey, Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA.
- xvii, 239 pages ; 23 cm
- Global research on teaching and learning English series ; volume 6 .
"A co-publication with the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF)" --Title page
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The sixth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series offers up-to-date research on the rapidly changing field of language assessment. The book features original research with chapters reporting on a variety of international education settings from a range of diverse perspectives. Covering a broad range of key topics—including scoring processes, test development, and student and teacher perspectives—contributors offer a comprehensive overview of the landscape of language assessment and discuss the consequences and impact for learners, teachers, learning programs, and society. Focusing on the assessment of language proficiency, this volume provides an original compendium of cutting-edge research that will benefit TESOL and TEFL students, language assessment scholars, and language teachers." --Publisher's description
Professional
Text in English
9781138345362 (hardback) 9781138345379 (pbk.)
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
English language--Ability testing.
Language and languages--Ability testing.
Second language acquisition.
PE1128.A2 / G556 2019
428.0071 / .G562 2019
"A co-publication with the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF)" --Title page
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The sixth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series offers up-to-date research on the rapidly changing field of language assessment. The book features original research with chapters reporting on a variety of international education settings from a range of diverse perspectives. Covering a broad range of key topics—including scoring processes, test development, and student and teacher perspectives—contributors offer a comprehensive overview of the landscape of language assessment and discuss the consequences and impact for learners, teachers, learning programs, and society. Focusing on the assessment of language proficiency, this volume provides an original compendium of cutting-edge research that will benefit TESOL and TEFL students, language assessment scholars, and language teachers." --Publisher's description
Professional
Text in English
9781138345362 (hardback) 9781138345379 (pbk.)
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
English language--Ability testing.
Language and languages--Ability testing.
Second language acquisition.
PE1128.A2 / G556 2019
428.0071 / .G562 2019