Handbook of second language assessment / edited by Dina Tsagari and Jayanti Banerjee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tsagari, Dina, editor.

Banerjee, Jayanti, editor.

Series:

Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

Handbook of applied linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Second language acquisition.

Second language acquisition--Ability testing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Second language assessment is ubiquitous. It has found its way from education into questions about access to professions and migration. This volume focuses on the main debates and research advances in second language assessment in the last fifty years or so, showing the influence of linguistics, politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and psychometrics. There are four parts which, when taken together, address the principles and practices of second language assessment while considering its impact on society. Read separately, each part addresses a different aspect of the field. Part I deals with the conceptual foundations of second language assessment with chapters on the purposes of assessment, and standards and frameworks, as well as matters of scoring, quality assurance, and test validation. Part II addresses the theory and practice of assessing different second language skills including aspects like intercultural competence and fluency. Part III examines the challenges and opportunities of second language assessment in a range of contexts. In addition to chapters on second language assessment on a national scale, there are chapters on learning-oriented assessment, as well as the uses of second language assessment in the workplace and for migration. Part IV examines a selection of important issues in the field that deserve attention. These include the alignment of language examinations to external frameworks, the increasing use of technology to both deliver and score second language tests, the responsibilities associated with assessing test takers with special needs, the concept of 'voice' in second language assessment, and assessment literacy for teachers and other test and score users.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Introduction to the handbook series

Contents

1. The handbook of second language assessment

2. Purposes of assessment

3. Standards and frameworks

4. Norm-referenced vs. criterion-referenced approach to assessment

5. Quality factors in language assessment

6. The impact of language assessment

7. Assessing listening

8. Assessing reading

9. Assessing speaking

10. Assessing writing

11. Assessing pragmatic competence

12. Assessing intercultural competence

13. Fluency in second language assessment

14. Translation and interpretation skills

15. Assessment in educational settings

16. Learning-oriented assessment in second and foreign language classrooms

17. Dynamic Assessment in the language classroom

18. Language assessment for the workplace

19. Language assessment and analysis for immigration, citizenship and asylum

20. Aligning language assessments to standards and frameworks

21. Technology and artificial intelligence in language assessment

22. Assessing young learners

23. Assessing students with learning and other disabilities/special needs

24. ‘Authorial voice’ in the assessment of writing

25. Teacher assessment literacy and professional development

Biographical notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781614516248

1614516243

9781501500862

1501500864

9781614513827

1614513821

OCLC:

933446721