Contemporary Second Language Assessment: Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 4 - Hardcover

Dina Tsagari And Jayanti Veronique Banerjee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0567632741 ISBN 13: 9780567632746

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

Synopsis

Includes chapters on key aspects of second language assessment such as test construct, diagnosis, exam design, and the growing range of public policy, social and ethical issues. Each of the contributors is an expert in their area; some are established names while others are talented newcomers to the field. The chapters present new research or perspectives on traditional concerns such as test quality; fairness and bias; the testing of different language skills; the needs of different groups of examinees, including English language learners who need to take content tests in English; and the use of language assessments for gate-keeping purposes. The volume demonstrates how language assessment is informed by and engages with neighbouring areas of applied linguistics such as technology and language corpora. The book represents the best of current practice in second language assessment and, as a one volume reference, will be invaluable to students and researchers looking for material that extends their understanding of the field.

About this title

About the Authors

Jayanti Veronique Banerjee is at the University of Michigan, USA.

Dina Tsagari is at the University of Cyprus

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567632741
• ISBN 13: 9780567632746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Dina Tsagari And Jayanti Veronique Banerjee