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Interfaces Between Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Research

Second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing (LT) research have largely been viewed as distinct areas of inquiry in applied linguistics. This book provides a fresh look at areas of common interest to both SLA and LT research, and ways in which research in these two areas of applied linguistics can be fruitfully integrated.

This book provides a fresh look at areas of common interest to both SLA and LT research, and ways in which research in these two areas of applied linguistics can be fruitfully integrated.

Learner Corpora in Language Testing and Assessment

The aim of this volume is to highlight the benefits and potential of using learner corpora for the testing and assessment of L2 proficiency in both speaking and writing, reflecting the growing importance of learner corpora in applied linguistics and second language acquisition research. Identifying several desiderata for future research and practice, the volume presents a selection of original studies, covering a variety of different languages. It features studies that present very thoroughly compiled new corpus resources which are tailor-made and ready for analysis in LTA, new tools for the automatic assessment of proficiency levels, and new methods of (self-)assessment with the help of learner corpora. Other studies suggest innovative research methodologies of how proficiency can be operationalized through learner corpus data. The volume is of particular interest to researchers in (applied) corpus linguistics, learner corpus research, language testing and assessment, as well as for materials developers and language teachers.

Tense and aspect errors in spoken learner English Implications for language
testing and assessment Sandra Götz Justus Liebig University, Giessen
Language testing guidelines like the Common European Framework of
Reference for ...

Language Testing, Migration and Citizenship

Cross-National Perspectives on Integration Regimes

What is required to achieve civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world? Should language testing be a part of it? This book addresses the urgent need to develop a fuller conceptual and theoretical basis for language testing than is currently available, to enable widespread discussion of this theme and the concomitant linguistic and cultural requirements. The policy proposals for civic integration have so far been conducted almost entirely at a national level, and with little regard for the experiences of a countries with long traditions of migration, such as the USA, Canada, the UK or Australia. At the same time, EU enlargment and the ongoing rise in the rate of migration into and across Europe suggest that these issues will continue to grow in importance. This book raises the level of discussion to take account of international developments and to promote a more coherent and soundly based debate. It will appeal to researchers and academics working in sociolinguistics and language education, as well as those working on language policy.

4 Inventing English as convenient fiction: language testing regimes in the United
Kingdom Adrian Blackledge 4.1 Introduction Until recently, debates about
language and languages were relatively rare in the United Kingdom. However, in
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Washback in Language Testing

Research Contexts and Methods

Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological, and practical guidance for current and future washback studies. In the field of language testing, researchers' major interest has traditionally been focused on issues and solving problems inherent in tests in order to increase their reliability and validity. However, the washback effect goes well beyond the test itself to include factors, such as curriculum, teacher and learner behaviors inside and outside the classroom, their perceptions of the test, and how test scores are used. Only recently have researchers started to empirically investigate the phenomenon of washback. This volume of such research serves two essential purposes by: *providing an overview of the complexity of washback and the various contextual factors entangled within testing, teaching, and learning; and *presenting empirical studies from around the world that offer insights into the effects of washback in specific educational contexts and models of research on which future studies can be based. The extensive use of test scores for various educational and social purposes in society nowadays makes the washback effect a high-interest phenomenon in the day-to-day educational activities of teachers, researchers, program coordinators/directors, policymakers, and others in the field of education. Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods is a valuable resource for those who are interested in the application of findings to actual teaching and learning situations or conduct washback research in their own contexts, including educational and psychological testing experts, as well as alternative assessment people in all fields, and for policy- and decision-makers in educational and testing organizations.

A literature component: Students were tested on pieces of literature studied
during the 2 school years preceding the test. The rationale for introducing the
new oral matriculation test battery as stated by the Chief Inspector for English, J.
Steiner, ...

Criterion-Referenced Language Testing

Criterion-referenced Language Testing looks at the practical applications of this new area of language testing.

Recall any of the Educational Testing Service examinations that you may have
taken, like the Graduate Record Examination (Educational Testing Service,
2000a) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (Educational Testing
Service, ...

Validation in Language Testing

"The validation of language tests is widely discussed and expected, but only in recent years have researchers adopted a variety of innovative techniques for developing, assessing and validating specific tests of second or foreign language proficiency and their impact on education and society. Indeed, as the present volume clearly demonstrates, many different techniques for empirical analysis and types of evidence may be used to assess and interpret the validity of diverse aspects of language tests as well as the consequences they may have for language students, educators and society."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

3 Hypothesis Testing in Construct Validation SARA GUSHING WEIGLE and
BRIAN LYNCH This chapter describes an investigation of the construct validity of
the recently revised English as a Second Language Placement Examination ...

Strategic Attention in Language Testing

Metacognition in a Yes/no Business English Vocabulary Test

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Univ. of Mannheim, 2009.

fields: accounting, banking, economics, finance, computing, human resources,
insurance, law, manufacturing, marketing, property, tax, and statistics. The
bilingual English-German business dictionary by Schafer (2004) lists 30 source
fields, ...

English Language Testing in Hong Kong

Social Work Practice synthesizes the latest theories and research findings in social work and related fields and demonstrates how this information is used in working with clients. Because the interview is the medium in which much of social work practice takes place, learning the processes and skills to conduct a productive interview is a critical part of social work education.

(Davies 1991) Progress in Learning a Language At the beginning of their English
course, students know very little English; at the end (we hope) they know quite a
lot. How should we chart a student's progress from beginner to expert user of ...