Assessing Language through Computer Technology / Carol A. Chapelle, Dan Douglas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chapelle, Carol A.

Douglas, Dan.

Series:

Cambridge books online.

Cambridge Language Assessment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Ability testing--Data processing.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

PDF

Summary:

In 1998 and 1999 three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based versions of proficiency tests for English as a Foreign Language. At around the same time many institutions began to offer Web-based tests for particular language courses and classes. These two phenomena have greatly added to the momentum of work in computer-assisted testing and mean that assessment through computer technology is becoming a fact for language learners in educational settings, and therefore for teachers and researchers. This volume is the first to consider the theoretical, methodological and practical issues, and their implications for language teaching professionals wishing to engage with computer-assisted assessment.It provides: an overview of the work in the field, examples of assessment through computer technology, practical guidelines for language teachers and researchers on how to implement computer-based language assessment.

Contents:

1 The technology thread 1

2 What is the CALT difference? 20

3 The threat of CALT 40

4 Implementing CALT 62

5 Evaluating CALT 80

6 The impact of CALT 103.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511733116

9780521840217

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