A Guide To Global Language Assessment

Author : Mellissa Bortz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781040137802

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A Guide to Global Language Assessment by Mellissa Bortz Pdf

For decades, the speech-language therapy profession has expressed the need for the development of language assessment materials in languages other than English for children and adults. A Guide to Global Language Assessment: A Lifespan Approach aims to meet this need by providing comprehensive information about how to assess the language of bi- and multilingual and culturally diverse clients across the world. Featuring the viewpoints of contributors from around the world, A Guide to Global Language Assessment also boasts a complete database of available global language assessments. What’s included in A Guide to Global Language Assessment: Case studies, assessment frameworks, and resources for conducting global language assessments for culturally and linguistically diverse populations An array of language assessment methods across a continuum such as ethnographic and dynamic assessments, narratives, and standardized language assessment Methods for developing local norms A Guide to Global Language Assessment: A Lifespan Approach is an essential tool for empowering current and future speech-language therapists, professors, and researchers to address global language assessment across the lifespan.

Author : Tobias Haug,Wolfgang Mann,Ute Knoch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780190885052

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The Handbook of Language Assessment Across Modalities by Tobias Haug,Wolfgang Mann,Ute Knoch Pdf

"The identification of language problems and subsequent evaluation of interventions depend in part on the availability of useful and psychometrically robust assessments to determine the nature and severity of their problems and monitor progress. The purpose of these assessments may be to measure a child's language proficiency, that is, how they perform relative to other children and whether they have the language level expected and needed for schooling, or they may have a specifically clinical purpose, to identify the occurrence and nature of a disorder. The purpose of assessment is key to the aspects of language targeted in an assessment and the methods used to target these. In the case of spoken English, there are many language assessments ranging from broad language tests to more narrowly focused measures, reflecting the complexity of the language system and its use"--

Author : Spiros Papageorgiou,Kathleen M. Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429795503

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Global Perspectives on Language Assessment by Spiros Papageorgiou,Kathleen M. Bailey Pdf

The sixth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series offers up-to-date research on the rapidly changing field of language assessment. The book features original research with chapters reporting on a variety of international education settings from a range of diverse perspectives. Covering a broad range of key topics—including scoring processes, test development, and student and teacher perspectives—contributors offer a comprehensive overview of the landscape of language assessment and discuss the consequences and impact for learners, teachers, learning programs, and society. Focusing on the assessment of language proficiency, this volume provides an original compendium of cutting-edge research that will benefit TESOL and TEFL students, language assessment scholars, and language teachers.

Author : Eleanor Messing Semel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language disorders
ISBN : 0749114347

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Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals by Eleanor Messing Semel Pdf

Author : Todd Ruecker,Deborah Crusan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351603027

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The Politics of English Second Language Writing Assessment in Global Contexts by Todd Ruecker,Deborah Crusan Pdf

Reflecting the internationalization of the field of second language writing, this book focuses on political aspects and pedagogical issues of writing instruction and testing in a global context. High-stakes assessment impacts the lives of second language (L2) writers and their teachers around the world, be it the College English Test in China, Common Core-aligned assessments in the U.S., English proficiency tests in Poland, or the material conditions (such as access to technology, training, and other resources) affecting a classroom. With contributions from authors working in ten different countries in a variety of institutional contexts, the chapters examine the uses and abuses of various writing-related assessments, and the policies that determine their form and use. Representing a diverse range of contexts, methods, and disciplines, the authors jointly call for more equitable testing systems that consider the socioeconomic, psychometric, affective, institutional, and needs of all students who strive to gain access to education and employment opportunities related to English language proficiency.

Author : Dina Tsagari,Jayanti Banerjee
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501500862

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Handbook of Second Language Assessment by Dina Tsagari,Jayanti Banerjee Pdf

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 : Anthony Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000332056

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Exploring Language Assessment and Testing by Anthony Green Pdf

The Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics series takes an innovative 'practice to theory' approach, with a 'back-to-front' structure. This leads the reader from real-world problems and issues, through a discussion of intervention and how to engage with these concerns, before finally relating these practical issues to theoretical foundations. Exploring Language Assessment and Testing offers a straightforward and accessible introduction that starts from real-world experiences and uses practical examples to introduce the reader to the academic field of language assessment and testing. Extensively updated, with additional features such as reader tasks (with extensive commentaries from the author), a glossary of key terms and an annotated further reading section, this second edition provides coverage of recent theoretical and technological developments and explores specific purposes for assessment. Including concrete models and examples to guide readers into the relevant literature, this book also offers practical guidance for educators and researchers on designing, developing and using assessments. Providing an inclusive and impartial survey of both classroom-based assessment by teachers and larger-scale testing, this is an indispensable introduction for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students studying Language Education, Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment.

Author : Mira Goral,Aviva Lerman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000987355

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Advances in the Neurolinguistic Study of Multilingual and Monolingual Adults by Mira Goral,Aviva Lerman Pdf

This edited volume examines current themes in the neurolinguistic study of multilingual and monolingual adults and highlights several new directions the field is moving toward. The organization of the book is as follows. Part I focuses on language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults, Part II explores language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults with dementia, and Part III centers on language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults with stroke-induced aphasia. Chapters feature empirical data and/or literature reviews, discussing the key issues in the field that are currently engaging scholars and practitioners with topics including language attrition, cognitive flexibility, aging and the brain, eye-tracking studies of aphasia, translanguaging, and multilingualism in dementia. The book includes cuttingedge research from researchers and practitioners who are all alumni and colleagues of Professor Loraine K. Obler, to whom this book is dedicated. Presenting crucial topics in the field, the book is highly relevant for students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and language disorders.

Author : Cyndi Stein-Rubin,Renee Laura Fabus
Publisher : Slack
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 163091374X

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A Guide to Clinical Assessment and Professional Report Writing in Speech-language Pathology by Cyndi Stein-Rubin,Renee Laura Fabus Pdf

Preceded by A guide to clinical assessment and professional report writing in speech-language pathology / Cyndi Stein-Rubin, Renee Fabus. Cilifton Park, NY: Cengage Learning, c2012.

Author : Antony John Kunnan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN : 1138785512

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Talking about Language Assessment by Antony John Kunnan Pdf

Talking About Language Assessment is the first book to take an interview-based approach to the history of language assessment. This collection consists of interviews originally featured in Language Assessment Quarterly with renowned language assessment experts. Contextualized with commentary by the editor, the articles in this text cover many of the essential areas of language testing and assessment including assessment design, validation argument, epistemological issues in research, and language assessment policy. This text is a valuable compilation on the history of language assessment, and an ideal resource for researchers and students in the field of language testing and assessment.

Author : Margo Gottlieb
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781936764310

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Common Language Assessment for English Learners by Margo Gottlieb Pdf

Learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate common language assessments for your English learners. With this step-by-step guide, teachers, school leaders, and administrators will find organizing principles, lead questions, and action steps all directing you toward collaborative assessment. Yield meaningful information for and about EL learning preferences, build student self-assessment, and inform your instructional decision making based on reliable results.

Author : Ahmed Sahlane,Rosalind Pritchard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031347023

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English as an International Language Education by Ahmed Sahlane,Rosalind Pritchard Pdf

This volume provides an overview of current issues in English as an International Language (EIL) education and critical intercultural literacy pedagogy. The different chapters are inspired by ‘critical interculturality’ as a decolonial project that seeks to interrogate the structures, conditions, and mechanisms of colonial power relations that still pervade our increasingly globalising postcolonial societies; they tend to perpetuate forms of discrimination such as sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism and linguicism. Divided into five sections, this collection critically examines English Language Teaching textbooks’ integration of intercultural dimensions, the promotion of intercultural literacy in teacher education programs, the management of cultural diversity in multicultural professional/business and educational situations, and the ‘decolonisation’ of the curriculum in various global educational and professional situations. The book presents a range of linguistic approaches as a means of examining the nature of intercultural communication pertaining in EIL varied international contexts. The chapters also reflect a wide diversity of perspectives from local contexts with global relevance and applicability. This book is an indispensable reference for business leaders, international relations stakeholders, education and linguistics students, educationists, textbook designers, teacher trainers and researchers of language and culture, critical pedagogy, multiculturalism studies, TESOL and English as a lingua franca (ELF).

Author : Sahbi Hidri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000075793

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Perspectives on Language Assessment Literacy by Sahbi Hidri Pdf

Perspectives on Language Assessment Literacy describes how the elements of language assessment literacy can help teachers gather information about when and how to assess learners, and about using the appropriate assessment tools to interpret results in a fair way. It provides highlights from past and current research, descriptions of assessment processes that enhance LAL, case studies from classrooms, and suggestions for professional dialogue and collaboration. This book will help to foster continuous learning, empower learners and teachers and make them more confident in their assessment tasks, and reassure decision makers that what is going on in assessment meets international benchmarks and standards. It addresses issues like concepts and challenges of assessment, the impacts of reflective feedback on assessment, the ontogenetic nature of assessment literacy, the reliability of classroom-based assessment, and interfaces between teaching and assessment. It fills this gap in the literature by addressing the current status and future challenges of language assessment literacy. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of language assessment literacy and English language teaching.

Author : White, Eddy,Delaney, Thomas
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522569879

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Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom by White, Eddy,Delaney, Thomas Pdf

The evaluation of student performance and knowledge is a critical element of an educator’s job as well as an essential step in the learning process for students. The quality and effectiveness of the evaluations given by educators are impacted by their ability to create and use reliable and valuable evaluations to facilitate and communicate student learning. The Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom is an essential reference source that discusses effective language assessment and educator roles in evaluation design. Featuring research on topics such as course learning outcomes, learning analytics, and teacher collaboration, this book is ideally designed for educators, administrative officials, linguists, academicians, researchers, and education students seeking coverage on an educator’s role in evaluation design and analyses of evaluation methods and outcomes.

Author : Lubna Alsagoff,Sandra Lee Mckay,Guangwei Hu,Willy A. Renandya
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136741166

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Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language by Lubna Alsagoff,Sandra Lee Mckay,Guangwei Hu,Willy A. Renandya Pdf

What general principles should inform a socioculturally sensitive pedagogy for teaching English as an International Language and what practices would be consistent with these principles? This text explores the pedagogical implications of the continuing spread of English and its role as an international language, highlighting the importance of socially sensitive pedagogy in contexts outside inner circle English-speaking countries. It provides comprehensive coverage of topics traditionally included in second language methodology courses (such as the teaching of oral skills and grammar), as well as newer fields (such as corpora in language teaching and multimodality); features balanced treatment of theory and practice; and encourages teachers to apply the pedagogical practices to their own classrooms and to reflect on the effects of such practices. Designed for pre-service and in-service teachers of English around the world, Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language fills a critical need in the field.