Transnational English Language Assessment Practices In The Age Of Metrics
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Transnational English Language Assessment Practices In The Age Of Metrics
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Author : Osman Z. Barnawi
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-12-26
Transnational English Language Assessment Practices In The Age Of Metrics written by Osman Z. Barnawi and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This edited volume examines how transnational English language assessment practices are envisioned, enacted, and justified by different stakeholders, including students, teachers, and universities in different geographical contexts, and what would be the multi-level consequences of such practices. Bringing together diverse perspectives from across the Global South and Global North, the book argues that the field of English language assessment has always been transnational, despite an absence of a research that explicitly examines English language assessment practices in relation to transnationalism. The contribution of this volume lies in filling in this critical scholarly gap. Through a wide set of epistemological, theoretical, and pedagogical interventions along with methodological orientations and analytical frameworks, the chapter authors question the social, economic, political, linguistic, and pedagogical consequences of transnational English language assessment practices in higher education (HE) settings and contexts. Offering fresh perspectives on English language assessment practices in relation to transnationalism, this book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and post-graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and language assessment more broadly.
Postcolonial Challenges To Theory And Practice In Elt And Tesol
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Author : Hamza R'boul
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-08-11
Postcolonial Challenges To Theory And Practice In Elt And Tesol written by Hamza R'boul and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-11 with Education categories.
Drawing on the underrepresentation of the Global South in global knowledge production with a focus on the existing inequalities, the book highlights the importance of postcolonial narratives within Global Southern epistemologies in English language teaching (ELT) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Chapters consider the epistemological landscapes of these fields, their dedication to English teaching and English-related topics, and the intersection of the coloniality of language and the supremacy of English worldwide. The book explores the type of discussion that is needed to advance a more nuanced understanding of sociopolitical circumstances and how they shape our academic practices and theorizations of ELT and TESOL. In doing so, chapters examine the current geopolitics of knowledge that are found in journal publishing, citing how it favours the Global North, and further exploring ways of decolonizing language practices, teaching approaches and research cultures. Calling for greater visibility and recognition of Southern ways of knowing within ELT and TESOL practice and research, the book will be an essential reading for scholars, researchers and students of TESOL, ELT, Applied Linguistics and multilingualism.
Literacy Autobiographies From The Global South
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Author : Shizhou Yang
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-12-30
Literacy Autobiographies From The Global South written by Shizhou Yang and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Drawing on autoethnographic research on literacy autobiographies from a Chinese EFL writing context, this book provides unique insights into literacy, voice, translingualism, and critical pedagogy from a Global South perspective. The book presents literacy autobiographies as a cultural tool for analyzing and refashioning learners’ and teachers’ sense of self in ever expanding dialogical spaces. In addition to highlighting teachers’ own stories around autoethnographies and translanguaging, it showcases literacy autobiographies from Chinese students themselves. The book theorizes the Global South as an ontological positioning that challenges colonial mindsets and practices concerning literacy, language learning, and narratives. It argues that literacy autobiographies from a Global South perspective can be reimagined as critical pedagogy for EFL writing teaching and learning, as well as teacher development. Validating and expanding student voices by presenting these literacy autobiographies, this book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the fields of TESOL, applied linguistics, English language teaching, second language writing, and literacy studies.
Global Perspectives On Language Assessment
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Author : Spiros Papageorgiou
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-02-07
Global Perspectives On Language Assessment written by Spiros Papageorgiou and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with Education categories.
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.
English Language Proficiency Assessments For Young Learners
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Author : Mikyung Kim Wolf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
English Language Proficiency Assessments For Young Learners written by Mikyung Kim Wolf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with English language categories.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners provides both theoretical and empirical information about assessing the English language proficiency of young learners. Using large-scale standardized English language proficiency assessments developed for international or U.S. contexts as concrete examples, this volume illustrates rigorous processes of developing and validating assessments with considerations of young learners' unique characteristics. In this volume, young learners are defined as school-age children from approximately 5 to 13 years old, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) or a second language (ESL). This volume also discusses innovative ways to assess young learners' English language abilities based on empirical studies, with each chapter offering stimulating ideas for future research and development work to improve English language assessment practices with young learners. English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners is a useful resource for students, test developers, educators, and researchers in the area of language testing and assessment.
Transnational Identities And Practices In English Language Teaching
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Author : Rashi Jain
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Transnational Identities And Practices In English Language Teaching written by Rashi Jain and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The self-inquiries in this edited volume exemplify the dynamism that permeates global ELT, wherein English language educators and teacher educators are increasingly operating across blurred national boundaries, creating new ‘liminal’ spaces, charting new trajectories, crafting new practices and pedagogies, constructing new identities, and reconceptualizing ELT contexts. This book captures the diverse voices of emerging and established ELT practitioners and scholars, originally from and/or operating in non-Western contexts, spanning not only the so-called non-Western ‘peripheries’, but also peripheries created within the ‘center’ when certain members are minoritized on the basis of their race, language, and/or place of origin. The chapters address a range of related issues occurring at the intersections of personal and professional identities, pedagogy and classroom interactions, as well as research and professional practices in liminal transnational spaces.
Transnational Research In English Language Teaching
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Author : Associate Professor in the Department of English L Rashi Jain
language : en
Publisher: New Perspectives on Language a
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Transnational Research In English Language Teaching written by Associate Professor in the Department of English L Rashi Jain and has been published by New Perspectives on Language a this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The edited volume contributes to the comprehensive and inclusive understanding of the global ELT landscape in instructional settings within and across countries. It brings together language teachers, educators and researchers who use their experiences of shuttling across borders to reflect on the shaping of their pedagogical and research practices.
Trends In Language Assessment Research And Practice
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Author : Vahid Aryadoust
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-29
Trends In Language Assessment Research And Practice written by Vahid Aryadoust and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-29 with Language and languages categories.
Despite prodigious developments in the field of language assessment in the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, research and practice in these areas have been underrepresented in mainstream literature. This volume takes a fresh look at language assessment in these regions, and provides a unique overview of contemporary language assessment research. In compiling this book, the editors have tapped into the knowledge of language and educational assessment experts whose diversity of perspectives and experience has enriched the focus and scope of language and educational assessment in general, and the present volume in particular. The six ‘trends’ addressed in the 26 chapters that comprise this title consider such contemporary topics as data mining, in-class assessment, and washback. The contributors explore new approaches and techniques in language assessment including advances resulting from multidisciplinary collaboration with researchers in computer science, genetics, and neuroscience. The current trends and promising new directions identified in this volume and the research reported here suggest that researchers across the Middle East and the Pacific Rim are playing—and will continue to play—an important role in advancing the quality, utility, and fairness of language testing and assessment practices.
Assessing English For Professional Purposes
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Author : Ute Knoch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-09-10
Assessing English For Professional Purposes written by Ute Knoch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-10 with Education categories.
** WINNER OF ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020 ** Assessing English for Professional Purposes provides a state-of-the-art account of the various kinds of language assessments used to determine people’s abilities to function linguistically in the workplace. At a time when professional expertise is increasingly mobile and diverse, with highly trained professionals migrating across national boundaries to apply their skills in English-speaking settings, this book offers a renewed agenda for inquiry into language assessments for professional purposes (LAPP). Many of these experts work in high-risk environments where communication breakdowns can have serious consequences. This risk has been identified by governments and professional bodies, who implement language tests for gate-keeping purposes. Through a sociological lens of risk and responsibility, this book: provides a detailed overview of both foundational and recent literature in the field; offers conceptual tools for specific purpose assessment, including a socially oriented theory of construct; develops theory and practice in key areas, such as needs analysis, test development, validation and policy; significantly broadens the scope of the assessment of English for professional purposes to include a range of assessment practices for both professionals and laypeople in professional settings. Assessing English for Professional Purposes is key reading for researchers, graduate students and practitioners working in the area of English for Specific Purposes assessment.
Common Language Assessment For English Learners
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Author : Margo Gottlieb
language : en
Publisher: Solution Tree
Release Date : 2012
Common Language Assessment For English Learners written by Margo Gottlieb and has been published by Solution Tree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with English language categories.
Common Language Assessment for English Learners demonstrates to educators how to engage in collaborative assessment for English learners that yields meaningful information for and about these students¿ language learning, builds in student self-assessment, and informs language instruction. Author Margo Gottlieb presents an innovative assessment framework around home-grown language data for teachers, school leaders, and administrators and provides evidence for instructional decision making based on reliable results.The book:¿Makes the case for common language assessment, and elaborates five phases¿planning, design, refinement, inspection, and maintenance¿involved in implementing it ¿Examines the status of language education in U.S. schools, defines the features of common instructional assessment, and illustrates how a standards-referenced common language assessment can be built¿Describes the importance of auditing current assessment practices, and emphasizes the need to balance different forms of assessment