Testing The Untestable In Language Education
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Testing The Untestable In Language Education
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Author : Amos Paran
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2010-06-07
Testing The Untestable In Language Education written by Amos Paran and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The testing and assessment of language competence continues to be a much debated issue in foreign language teaching and research. This book is the first one to address the testing of four important dimensions of foreign language education which have been left largely unconsidered: learner autonomy, intercultural competence, literature and literary competence, and the integration of content and language learning. Each area is considered through a theoretical framework, followed by two empirical studies, raising questions of importance to all language teachers: How can one test literary competence? Can intercultural competence be measured? What about the integrated assessment of content-and-language in CLIL and teaching? Is progress in autonomous learning skill gaugeable? The book constitutes essential reading for anyone interested in the testing and assessment of seemingly largely untestable aspects of foreign language competence.
Challenges In Language Testing Around The World
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Author : Betty Lanteigne
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-02-17
Challenges In Language Testing Around The World written by Betty Lanteigne and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-17 with Education categories.
This book combines insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing through critical analyses and research about challenges in language assessment around the world. It investigates problematic practices in language testing which are relevant to language test users such as language program directors, testing centers, and language teachers, as well as teachers-in-training in Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics programs. These issues involve aspects of language testing such as test development, test administration, scoring, and interpretation/use of test results. Chapters in this volume discuss insights about language testing policy, testing world languages, developing program-level language tests and tests of specific language skills, and language assessment literacy. In addition, this book identifies two needs in language testing for further examination: the need for collaboration between language test developers, language test users, and language users, and the need to base language tests on real-world language use.
Language Testing And Assessment
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Author : Caroline Clapham
language : en
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1997
Language Testing And Assessment written by Caroline Clapham and has been published by Kluwer Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Language and education categories.
Made up of eight volumes, the Encyclopedia of Language and Education is the first attempt at providing an overview of the subject.
Validation In Language Testing
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Author : Alister H. Cumming
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 1996
Validation In Language Testing written by Alister H. Cumming and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"The validation of language tests is widely discussed and expected, but only in recent years have researchers adopted a variety of innovative techniques for developing, assessing and validating specific tests of second or foreign language proficiency and their impact on education and society. Indeed, as the present volume clearly demonstrates, many different techniques for empirical analysis and types of evidence may be used to assess and interpret the validity of diverse aspects of language tests as well as the consequences they may have for language students, educators and society."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Testing In Language Programs
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Author : James Dean Brown
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 2005
Testing In Language Programs written by James Dean Brown and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.
"Testing in language programs is a core text for graduate and undergraduate teacher-training courses in language testing assessment. Ideal for both classroom use and personal reference, this book targets the need of those making both program-level (e.g. admissions, proficiency, and placement) as well as classroom-level testing decisions (e.g. assessing what students have learned through diagnostic and achievement testing)."--Back cover
Diagnosing Foreign Language Proficiency
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Author : J. Charles Alderson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2005-08-22
Diagnosing Foreign Language Proficiency written by J. Charles Alderson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book addresses the need for tests that can diagnose the strengths and weaknesses in learners' developing foreign language proficiency. It presents the rationale for, and research surrounding, the development of DIALANG, a suite of internet-delivered diagnostic foreign language tests funded by the European Commission. The word 'diagnosis' is common in discussions in language education and applied linguistics, but very few truly diagnostic tests exist. However, the diagnosis of foreign language proficiency is central to helping learners make progress. This volume explores the nature of diagnostic testing, emphasizing the need for a better understanding of the nature of appropriate diagnosis. The book starts with a debate about how diagnostic testing might most appropriately be developed. Charles Alderson argues that the field has neglected to construct diagnostic tests, partly because other forms of testing have dominated the field. Alderson examines how proficiency has been diagnosed in the key areas of language: reading, listening, writing, grammar and vocabulary. The value of self-assessment is discussed and exemplified as a key component in developing learners', and teachers', awareness of the complexity of language learning. The book ends with a consideration of and recommendations for future developments in the diagnosis of foreign language proficiency.
Language Testing
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Author : Tim McNamara
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2006-11-10
Language Testing written by Tim McNamara and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Winner of the SAGE/ILTA Award for Best Book on Language Testing 2009 This volume focuses on the social aspects of language testing, including assessment of socially situated language use and societal consequences of language tests. The authors argue that traditional approaches to ensuring social fairness in tests go some way to addressing social concerns, but a broader perspective is necessary to examine the functions of tests on a societal scale. Considers these issues in relation to language assessment in oral proficiency interviews, and to the assessment of second language pragmatics. Argues that traditional approaches to ensuring social fairness in tests go some way to addressing social concerns, but a broader perspective is necessary if we are to fully understand the social dimension of language assessment.
The Power Of Tests
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Author : Elana (Professor Of Language Education Shohamy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-25
The Power Of Tests written by Elana (Professor Of Language Education Shohamy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-25 with Education categories.
Language in Social Life is a major series which highlights the importance of language to an understanding of issues of social and professional concern. It will be of practical relevance to all those wanting to understand how the ways we communicate both influence and are influenced by the structures and forces of contemporary social institutions. In all modern societies individuals are subject to tests, whether to enter educational programs, to pass from one level to the next or to grant certificates to practice. Yet, tests are powerful tools which are often introduced in undemocratic and unethical ways as disciplinary tools for carrying out various policy agendas. Tests can be detrimental to people's lives as they are capable of affecting and defining the knowledge and behaviour of those who are being tested. The Power of Tests applies a critical perspective of language tests by examining their uses and consequences in education and society and by viewing tests not as isolated events but rather as embedded in social, educational and political contexts. The book is divided into four parts: the first part establishes the power of tests through echoing the voices of test takers, describing the features of the power of tests, and the temptations that tests offer to bureaucrats who use them for power and control. The second part reports on studies that provide empirical evidence about intentions and effects of a number of large scale language tests. The third part interprets the results by examining their consequences on education and society, arriving at a model of tests' use. The final section of the book offers strategies for controlling and minimising the misuses of tests by introducing the notion of Critical Language Testing which calls for the examination of the consequences and misuses of tests, monitoring of power and pointing to their unethical uses. It also provides a comprehensive discussion of the responsibilities of language testers, including a new Code of Ethics, as well as strategies for guarding and protecting the rights of test takers.
Criterion Referenced Language Testing
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Author : James Dean Brown
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-05-20
Criterion Referenced Language Testing written by James Dean Brown and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-20 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Criterion-referenced Language Testing looks at the practical applications of this new area of language testing.
Practical Language Testing
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Author : Glenn Fulcher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010
Practical Language Testing written by Glenn Fulcher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Glenn Fulcher's reference guide to language testing resources can be found at http//languagetesting.info/ providing a history of, and links to, other language testing information. --Book Jacket.