Understanding Language Testing
A clear guide to principles, design, and use of language tests.
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- • Learn the foundations of language testing and assessment.
- • Understand the key ideas behind test design and interpretation.
- • Support study and teaching in applied linguistics and education.
- • Useful for students, teachers, researchers, and test developers.
الوصف
Language testing is a core area of applied linguistics, assessment, and educational practice. This book explains the main issues involved in designing, interpreting, and using language tests in academic and professional settings. It is written for students, teachers, researchers, and test developers who need a solid introduction to the field. The discussion supports informed decisions about validity, reliability, and the purposes of testing in language education and evaluation.
فهرس المحتويات
Acknowledgements Preface 1 Introduction: the rubber ruler Further reading Exercises 2 Measuring language ability and making decisions Further reading Exercises 3 Test development Further reading Exercises 4 Alternatives in assessment Further reading Exercises 5 By the numbers: a statistics mini-course Further reading Exercises 6 Technology and language testing Further reading Exercises Afterword: the rubber ruler revisited References Index
معاينة
and even from real world language use. Language tests are often handed down
from on high without regard for learners’ prior experiences and background, or
for
teaching methods and situations. A major motivation for this book is to demystify
somewhat the practice of language testing, to help practising language educators
and students of language teaching and applied linguistics understand the nature of
language testing as the measurement of language ability. The book is intended as a
fi rst introduction to language testing, providing a grounding in what it means to try
to measure a characteristic as intangible as knowledge of a language. My goal is to
empower educators and students with the understanding that their own experience
in teaching and in language learning is an important element both in interpreting ...
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