Current issues in language evaluation, assessment and testing : research and practice / edited by Christina Gitsaki and Christine Coombe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gitsaki, Christina, editor.

Coombe, Christine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics.

Language and languages--Ability testing.

Language and languages.

Language acquisition--Testing.

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing: Research and Practice is a collection of research papers, most of which were presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), which was held in 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. The volume comprises 15 chapters presenting current research projects and discussing issues related to language testing and the development of language assessment instruments in a variety of contexts around the world. This anthology will be of use to both new and seasoned researchers within the field of Applied

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Appendices

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Issues in the Analysis and Modification of Assessment Tools and Tests

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Issues in the Creation of Assessment and Evaluation Tools

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Issues in Language Assessment and Evaluation

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8996-2

OCLC:

944381918