Assessing academic literacy in a multilingual society : transition and transformation / edited by Albert Weideman, Theo du Plessis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weideman, Albert, 1948- editor.

Du Plessis, Theo, editor.

Series:

New perspectives on language and education ; 84.

New perspectives on language and education ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--Ability testing--South Africa.

Reading.

Reading--Remedial teaching--South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2021]

Summary:

This book focuses on the assessment of the academic language and literacy levels of students entering higher education, so as to identify those who would benefit from assistance in undertaking their studies successfully. The volume aims to bring the innovative solutions designed by South African educators to a wider international audience.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Abbreviations

Introduction: A Global Perspective on the South African Context

Part 1: Conceptual Foundations: Policy, Construct, Learning Potential

1 Institutional Language Policy and Academic Literacy in South African Higher Education – a Two-pronged or Forkedtongue Approach?

2 A Skills-Neutral Approach to Academic Literacy Assessment

3 Does One Size Fit All? Some Considerations for Test Translation

4 The Use of Mediation and Feedback in a Standardised Test of Academic Literacy: Theoretical and Design Considerations

Part 2: Assessing Academic Literacy at Secondary School Level

5 Basic Education and Academic Literacy: Conflicting Constructs in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) Language Examination

6 How Early Should We Measure Academic Literacy? The Usefulness of an Appropriate Test of Academic Literacy for Grade 10 Students

7 Design Pathways to Parity Between Parallel Tests of Language Ability: Lessons from a Project

Part 3: Assessing Discipline-Specific Needs at University

8 Generic Academic Literacy Testing: A Logical Precursor for Faculty- Specific Language Teaching and Assessment

9 Diagnosing with Care: The Academic Literacy Needs of Theology Students

10 Assessing Readiness to Write: The Design of an Assessment of Preparedness to Present Multimodal Information (APPMI)

11 Postscript: What the Data Tell Us: An Overview of Language Assessment Research in South Africa’s Multilingual Context

Subject Index

Author Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781788926218

1788926218

9781788926225

1788926226

OCLC:

1176318582