Handbook of Second Language Assessment

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2016

Handbook of Second Language Assessment

Edited by: Dina Tsagari and Jayanti Banerjee

Volume 12 in the series Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614513827

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About this book

Second language assessment is ubiquitous. It has found its way from education into questions about access to professions and migration. This volume focuses on the main debates and research advances in second language assessment in the last fifty years or so, showing the influence of linguistics, politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and psychometrics. There are four parts which, when taken together, address the principles and practices of second language assessment while considering its impact on society. Read separately, each part addresses a different aspect of the field.

Part I deals with the conceptual foundations of second language assessment with chapters on the purposes of assessment, and standards and frameworks, as well as matters of scoring, quality assurance, and test validation.

Part II addresses the theory and practice of assessing different second language skills including aspects like intercultural competence and fluency.

Part III examines the challenges and opportunities of second language assessment in a range of contexts. In addition to chapters on second language assessment on a national scale, there are chapters on learning-oriented assessment, as well as the uses of second language assessment in the workplace and for migration.

Part IV examines a selection of important issues in the field that deserve attention. These include the alignment of language examinations to external frameworks, the increasing use of technology to both deliver and score second language tests, the responsibilities associated with assessing test takers with special needs, the concept of 'voice' in second language assessment, and assessment literacy for teachers and other test and score users.

Author information

Dina Tsagari, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus; Jayanti Banerjee, CaMLA, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Introduction to the handbook series Karlfried Knapp and Gert Antos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
1. The handbook of second language assessment Dina Tsagari and Jayanti Banerjee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Conceptual foundations of second language assessment
2. Purposes of assessment Liz Hamp-Lyons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3. Standards and frameworks Glenn Fulcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
4. Norm-referenced vs. criterion-referenced approach to assessment Yasuyo Sawaki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
5. Quality factors in language assessment Xiaoming Xi and Larry Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
6. The impact of language assessment Nick Saville and Hanan Khalifa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
II. Assessing second language skills/areas
7. Assessing listening Tineke Brunfaut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8. Assessing reading Fabiana M. MacMillan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
9. Assessing speaking Talia Isaacs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
10. Assessing writing Thomas Eckes, Anika Müller-Karabil and Sonja Zimmermann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
11. Assessing pragmatic competence Kirby C. Grabowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
12. Assessing intercultural competence Gila Schauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
13. Fluency in second language assessment Nivja H. de Jong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
14. Translation and interpretation skills June Eyckmans, Philippe Anckaert and Winibert Segers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
III. Second language asessment contexts
15. Assessment in educational settings Karmen Pižorn and Ari Huhta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
16. Learning-oriented assessment in second and foreign language classrooms Carolyn E. Turner and James E. Purpura Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
17. Dynamic Assessment in the language classroom Matthew E. Poehner and Paolo Infante Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
18. Language assessment for the workplace Ute Knoch and Susy Macqueen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
19. Language assessment and analysis for immigration, citizenship and asylum Kerry Ryan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
IV. Issues in second language assessment
20. Aligning language assessments to standards and frameworks Spiros Papageorgiou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
21. Technology and artificial intelligence in language assessment Alistair Van Moere and Ryan Downey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
22. Assessing young learners Yuko Goto Butler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
23. Assessing students with learning and other disabilities/special needs Lynda Taylor and Natalie Nordby Chen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
24. ‘Authorial voice’ in the assessment of writing Cecilia Guanfang Zhao Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
25. Teacher assessment literacy and professional development Luke Harding and Benjamin Kremmel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Biographical notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Language Assessment Organizations
Pages
- Front matter: 23
- Main content: 437
Keywords: Second Language; Assessment; Applied Linguistics

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Published: March 7, 2016
ISBN: 9781614513827

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Published: March 7, 2016
ISBN: 9781614515425

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Published: March 20, 2017
ISBN: 9781614516248