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050 00 PE1128.A2|bC319 2012
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245 04 The Cambridge guide to second language assessment /
|cedited by Christine Coombe ... [et al.].
246 3 Guide to second language assessment
260 Cambridge ;|aNew York :|bCambridge University Press,
|c2012.
300 x, 321 p. :|bill. ;|c26 cm.
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 Machine generated contents note: Preface - Arthur Hughes;
A. Key Issues: 1. A brief history of language testing
Barry O'Sullivan; 2. Foreign/second language assessment
literacy Christine Coombe, Salah Troudi and Mashael Al-
Hamly; 3. Principles of language assessment Hossein
Farhady; 4. The assessment development process Barry
O'Sullivan; 5. Test Specifications Fred Davidson and Glenn
Fulcher; 6. Linking assessment with instructional aims and
learning Anne Katz; 7. An overview of language standards
for language learners Margo Gottlieb; 8. The common
European framework of reference Elif Kantarcioğlu and
Spiros Papageorgiou; 9. Test impact and washback Liying
Cheng and Andy Curtis; 10. Test-taking strategies Andrew
D. Cohen; 11. What teachers need to know about test
analysis James Dean Brown; 12. Ethics in language testing
and assessment Annie Brown; 13. Professional development
in language assessment Stephen Stoynoff and Christine
Coombe; B. Assessment Purposes and Approaches: 14.
Choosing the right type of assessment James Dean Brown;
15. Communicative language testing Keith Morrow; 16.
Alternative assessment in language education Christine
Coombe and Kerry Purmensky; 17. Task-based language
assessment Ali Shehadeh; 18. Authentic assessment Peter
Davidson; 19. Placement testing Tony Green; 20. Assessing
young learners Angela Hasselgreen; 21. ESL assessment in
the workplace Ingrid Greenberg; 22. Student involvement in
assessment through self and peer assessment Neil J.
Anderson; 23. Assessment of second language pragmatics
Zohreh R. Eslami and Azizullah Mirzaei; C. Assessing
Second Language Skills: 24. Assessing reading Nancy
Hubley; 25. Assessing writing Sara Cushing Weigle; 26.
Assessing listening John Flowerdew and Lindsay Miller; 27.
Assessing speaking Barry O'Sullivan; 28. Assessing grammar
Wayne Jones; 29. Assessing vocabulary John Read; D.
Technology in Assessment: 30. Computerized language
assessment Peter Davidson and Christine Coombe; 31. Web-
based language assessment Sunyoung Shin; 32. Software to
facilitate language assessment Young-Ju Lee; E.
Administrative Issues: 33. Managing assessment in large
EFL classes Brock Brady; 34. Marking assessments (rubrics,
rating scales) Tony Green and Roger Hawkey; 35.
Accommodation in language testing Lynda Taylor; Author/
subject index.
520 "This collection of original articles provides language
teachers with a theoretical background of key issues
associated with language testing as well as practical
advice on how to improve the effectiveness of the tests
they develop and implement. Written by internationally
prominent researchers and educators, the chapters are
organized into five sections: key issues in the field,
assessment purposes and approaches, assessment of second
language skills, technology in assessment, and
administrative issues. Chapters assume no particular
background knowledge and are written in an accessible
style"--|cProvided by publisher.
650 0 English language|xStudy and teaching|xForeign speakers.
650 0 Second language acquisition|xStudy and teaching.
650 7 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language.
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700 1 Coombe, Christine A.|q(Christine Anne),|d1962-
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