Assessing Languages For Specific Purposes

Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521585439

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Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes by Dan Douglas Pdf

Testing language for specific purposes (LSP) refers to that branch of language testing in which the test content and test methods are derived from an analysis of a specific language use situation, such as Spanish for business, Japanese for tour guides, Italian for language teachers, or English for air traffic control. LSP tests are usually contrasted with general purpose language tests, in which purpose is more broadly defined, as in the Test of English as a Foreign Language. This book is the first to examine the issues surrounding the implementation of tests for specific purposes. It includes an in-depth discussion of the issues, an examination of the current exams, and a comprehensive overview of the literature. It will be a welcome addition to any language teaching professionals library.

Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521584951

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Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes by Dan Douglas Pdf

This book is the first to examine implementation of tests for specific purposes.

Author : Ute Knoch,Susy Macqueen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032338016

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Assessing English for Professional Purposes by Ute Knoch,Susy Macqueen Pdf

This book provides a state-of-the-art account of the various kinds of language assessments used to determine people's ability to function linguistically in the workplace. This book is key reading for researchers, graduate students and practitioners working in the area of English for Specific Purposes assessment.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309675482

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A Principled Approach to Language Assessment by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute Pdf

The United States is formally represented around the world by approximately 14,000 Foreign Service officers and other personnel in the U.S. Department of State. Roughly one-third of them are required to be proficient in the local languages of the countries to which they are posted. To achieve this language proficiency for its staff, the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides intensive language instruction and assesses the proficiency of personnel before they are posted to a foreign country. The requirement for language proficiency is established in law and is incorporated in personnel decisions related to job placement, promotion, retention, and pay. A Principled Approach to Language Assessment: Considerations for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute evaluates the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency that FSI could potentially use. This report considers the key assessment approaches in the research literature that are appropriate for language testing, including, but not limited to, assessments that use task-based or performance-based approaches, adaptive online test administration, and portfolios.

Author : Ronald Mackay,Joe Darwin Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015005567212

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Languages for Specific Purposes by Ronald Mackay,Joe Darwin Palmer Pdf

Author : John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781626165410

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Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education by John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son Pdf

The specific—and varied—ways in which assessment and evaluation can impact learning and teaching have become an important language education research concern, particularly as educators are increasingly called on to implement these processes for improvement, accountability, or curricular development purposes. Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education showcases contemporary research that explores innovative uses of assessment and evaluation in a variety of educational contexts. Divided into three parts, this volume first examines theoretical considerations and practical implementations of assessment conducted for the purpose of enhancing and developing language learning. Part 2 addresses novel assessment development and implementation projects, such as the formative use of task-based assessments, technology-mediated language performance assessment, validation of educational placement tests for immigrant learners, and the use of assessment to help identify neurolinguistic correlates of proficiency. The final section of the book highlights examples of argument-based approaches to assessment and evaluation validation, extending this critical framework to quality assurance efforts in new domains. Adding to research on traditional and conventional uses of testing and evaluation in language education, this volume captures innovative trends in assessment and evaluation practice that explicitly aim to better inform and enhance language teaching and learning.

Author : Bernard Spolsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X002695358

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Measured Words by Bernard Spolsky Pdf

This study deals with the historical, sociological, economic and political aspects of language testing in the 20th century. It examines the quest for objectivity and the rise of public and institutional tests, as well as future developments in the field of English language testing.

Author : Sandra Gollin-Kies,David R. Hall,Stephen H. Moore
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137500762

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Language for Specific Purposes by Sandra Gollin-Kies,David R. Hall,Stephen H. Moore Pdf

This book fully explicates current trends and best practices in LSP, surveying the field with critical insightful commentary and analyses. Covering course areas such as planning, implementation, assessment, pedagogy, classroom management, professional development and research, it is indispensable for teachers, researchers, students.

Author : Anthony Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134516629

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Exploring Language Assessment and Testing by Anthony Green Pdf

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are also ideal for language professionals returning to academic study. The books take 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. Additional features include tasks with commentaries, a glossary of key terms, and an annotated further reading section. Exploring Language Assessment and Testing is a straightforward introduction to the field that provides an inclusive and impartial survey of both classroom based assessment by teachers and larger scale testing, using concrete examples to guide students to the relevant literature. Ranging from theory to classroom based scenarios, the author provides practical guidance on designing, developing and using assessments, with flexible, step by step processes for improving the quality of tests and assessment systems to make them fairer and more accurate. This book is an indispensable introduction to the areas of language assessment and testing, and will be of interest to language teachers as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students studying Language Education, Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment.

Author : Sharon Armon-Lotem,Jan de Jong,Natalia Meir
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781783093120

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Assessing Multilingual Children by Sharon Armon-Lotem,Jan de Jong,Natalia Meir Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive set of tools for assessing the linguistic abilities of bilingual children. It aims to disentangle effects of bilingualism from those of Specific Language Impairment (SLI), making use of both models of bilingualism and models of language impairment.

Author : Dan Douglas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444166422

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Understanding Language Testing by Dan Douglas Pdf

Understanding Language Testing presents an introduction to language tests and the process of test development that starts at the very beginning. Assuming no knowledge of the field, the book promotes a practical understanding of language testing using examples from a variety of languages. While grounded on solid theoretical principles, the book focuses on fostering a true understanding of the various uses of language tests and the process of test development, scoring test performance, analyzing and interpreting test results, and above all, using tests as ethically and fairly as possible so that test takers are given every opportunity to do their best, to learn as much as possible, and feel positive about their language learning. Each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics and language education, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to language testing.

Author : Ute Knoch,Susy Macqueen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000651935

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Assessing English for Professional Purposes by Ute Knoch,Susy Macqueen Pdf

** WINNER OF ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020 ** Assessing English for Professional Purposes provides a state-of-the-art account of the various kinds of language assessments used to determine people’s abilities to function linguistically in the workplace. At a time when professional expertise is increasingly mobile and diverse, with highly trained professionals migrating across national boundaries to apply their skills in English-speaking settings, this book offers a renewed agenda for inquiry into language assessments for professional purposes (LAPP). Many of these experts work in high-risk environments where communication breakdowns can have serious consequences. This risk has been identified by governments and professional bodies, who implement language tests for gate-keeping purposes. Through a sociological lens of risk and responsibility, this book: provides a detailed overview of both foundational and recent literature in the field; offers conceptual tools for specific purpose assessment, including a socially oriented theory of construct; develops theory and practice in key areas, such as needs analysis, test development, validation and policy; significantly broadens the scope of the assessment of English for professional purposes to include a range of assessment practices for both professionals and laypeople in professional settings. Assessing English for Professional Purposes is key reading for researchers, graduate students and practitioners working in the area of English for Specific Purposes assessment.

Author : Enrica Piccardo,Marie Berchoud,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9287171599

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Pathways Through Assessing, Learning and Teaching in the CEFR by Enrica Piccardo,Marie Berchoud,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe Pdf

Pathways presents an innovative way of reflecting on the multidimensionality of assessment, learning and teaching in line with the CEFR. It has been designed to support professionals at all levels. The two main components of Pathways - guide and kit - integrated by various indexes, mind maps and examples of scenarios, encourage users to work in a non linear way and to select and customize. The guide addresses those fundamental concepts in the CEFR that may not be readily transparent and that especially warrant "unpacking" for educational practices in a way that is clear and accessible for professionals, both in their pre- and in-service teacher education. The kit offers 107 worksheets, which serve as a bridge for teacher educators and teachers, to reflect on these concepts and to relate them appropriately to pedagogical practices.

Author : Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781118941553

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The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes by Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield Pdf

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). • Provides a state-of-the-art overview of the origins and evolution, current research, and future directions in ESP • Features newly-commissioned contributions from a global team of leading scholars • Explores the history of ESP and current areas of research, including speaking, reading, writing, technology, and business, legal, and medical English • Considers perspectives on ESP research such as genre, intercultural rhetoric, multimodality, English as a lingua franca and ethnography

Author : Michael Milanovic,Cyril J. Weir
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521535878

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European Language Testing in a Global Context by Michael Milanovic,Cyril J. Weir Pdf

The conference papers presented in ths volume represent a small subset of the many excellent presentations made at that event.