Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices - Softcover

Brown, H. Douglas; Abeywickrama, Priyanvada

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0138149313 ISBN 13: 9780138149314

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2010

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2010-03-20 Pages: 386 Language: English Publisher: Pearson This offer can only be shipped to the states listed below in the dropdown Alaska Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Language Assessment provides teachers with a clear presentation of the essentials for assessing second language learning fairly and effectively. This updated second edition includes new research and information on standardized tests, a new chapter on form-focused assessment, and a concise glossary of terms.

 

With a focus on the most common pedagogical challenge – classroom-based assessment – Language Assessment delivers useful tools for evaluating and designing practical, effective assessment techniques.

 

Features:

• Updated references and new information reflecting recent advances and current challenges in the field.
• Classification of assessment techniques ranging from controlled to open-ended item types on a specified continuum of micro- and macroskills of language.
• Systematic treatment of assessment for all four language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) as well as grammar and vocabulary.
• Discussion of large-scale standardized tests, the ethics of testing, letter grading, and overall evaluation of student performance.
• Comprehensive presentation of alternatives in assessment, such as portfolios, journals, conferences, observations, interviews, and self- or peer-assessment.

 New Features

• Chapter objectives that preview content and goals
• A new chapter on form-focused assessment
• An appendix of commercially available tests
• A concise glossary of assessment terms

About the Author:

Dr. H. Douglas Brown, a professor in the MA-TESOL program at San Francisco State University, has written many articles, teacher training books, and textbooks on language pedagogy. A past president of TESOL and recipient of the James A. Alatis Award for Distinguished Service, Dr. Brown has lectured to English language teaching audiences around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0138149313
• ISBN 13: 9780138149314
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400