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055 0 0 _aP53 .4
_bL355 2007
245 0 0 _aLanguage Testing Reconsidered /
_cedited by Janna Fox, Mari Wesche, Doreen Bayliss, Liying Cheng, Carolyn E. Turner and Christine Doe.
260 _aOttawa :
_bUniversity of Ottawa Press,
_c2007.
300 _ax, 178 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
440 0 _aActexpress
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-174) and index.
505 _a"Language testing reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within the volume address major developments within the field over the past decades, enlivened by current "takes" on these issues. The real value of this collection, however, lies in its consideration of the past as a means of defining the future agenda of language testing. This collection of essays could not have been brought together earlier; the field was due for this." (Book Cover)
505 _aCONTENTS:
505 _aIntroduction /
_rJanna Fox
505 _aSECTION I WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO KNOW A LANGUAGE ?
_rThe International Language Testing Association (ILTA) ; The UCLES/ILTA Lifetime Achievement Award
505 _a1. On Second Thoughts /
_rBernard Spolsky
505 _aSECTION II WHAT ARE WE MEASURING?
505 _a2. The Challenge of (Diagnostic) Testing: Do We Know What We Are Measuring ? /
_rJ. Charles Alderson
505 _a3. What Is the Construct? The Dialectic of Abilities and Contexts in Defining Constructs in Language Assessment /
_rLyle F. Bachman
505 _a4. Assessing Academic English Language Proficiency: 40+ years of U.K. Language Tests /
_rAlan Davies
505 _aSECTION III LANGUAGE TESTING RESEARCH: POINTS OF DEPARTURE
505 _a5. The Coming of Age for Research on Test-Taking Strategies /
_rAndrew D. Cohen
505 _a6. Qualitative Research Methods in Language Test Development and Validation /
_rAnne Lazaraton and Lynda Taylor
505 _a7. Language Testing : A Question of Context /
_rTim McNamara
505 _aSECTION IV ANTECEDENTS AND PROSPECTS
505 _a8. Tests as Power Tools: Looking Back, Looking Forward /
_rElana Shohamy
505 _aThe Goals of ILTA
505 _aLanguage Testing Research Colloquia (LTRC), 1979-2007
505 _aNotes on Contributors
505 _aReferences
505 _aIndex
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
_xAbility testing.
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
_xExaminations.
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
_xExaminations
_xResearch.
700 1 _aFox, Janna
700 1 _aWesche, Mari
700 1 _aBayliss, Doreen
700 1 _aCheng, Doreen
700 1 _aTurner, Carolyn E.
700 1 _aDoe, Christine
856 _uhttps://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776606576/language-testing-reconsidered/
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