Contemporary second language assessment / [editied by] Jayanti Banerjee and Dina Tsagari.

"Contemporary Second Language Assessment 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"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 4, 2017).

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Key Theoretical Considerations -- 1. Modelling Communicative Language Ability: Skills and Contexts of Language Use / Lin Gu -- 2. Presenting Validity Evidence: The Case of GESE / Cathy Taylor -- 3.A New National Exam: A Case of Washback / Doris Froetscher -- 4. Linking to the CEFR: Validation Using a Priori and a Posteriori Evidence / Ying Zheng -- pt. Two Assessment of Specific Language Aspects -- 5. Authentic Texts in the Assessment of L2 Listening Ability / Elvis Wagner -- 6. The Role of Background Factors in the Diagnosis of SFL Reading Ability / Riikka Ullakonoja -- 7. Understanding Oral Proficiency Task Difficulty: An Activity Theory Perspective / Zhengdong Gan -- 8. Principled Rubric Adoption and Adaptation: One Multi-method Case Study / Gerriet Janssen -- 9. The Social Dimension of Language Assessment: Assessing Pragmatics / Carsten Roever -- pt. Three Issues in Second Assessment -- 10. Applications of Corpus Linguistics in Language Assessment / Sarah Goodwin -- 11. Setting Language Standards for International Medical Graduates / Barry O'Sullivan -- 12. Fairness and Bias in Language Assessment / Patrick McLain -- 13. ACCESS for ELLs: Access to the Curriculum / Carsten Wilmes -- 14. Using Technology in Language Assessment / Arthur C. Graesser -- 15. Future Prospects and Challenges in Language Assessments / Jan-Eric Gustafsson.

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