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Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation highlights the
importance of pronunciation in the assessment of second language
speaking proficiency. Leading researchers from around the world
cover practical issues as well as theoretical principles, enabling
the understanding and application of the theory involved in
assessment in pronunciation. Key features of this book include:
Examination of key criteria in pronunciation assessment, including
intelligibility, comprehensibility and accentedness; Exploration of
the impact of World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca on
pronunciation assessment; Evaluation of the validity and
reliability of testing, including analysis of scoring
methodologies; Discussion of current and future practice in
assessing pronunciation via speech recognition technology.
Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation is vital reading for
students studying modules on pronunciation and language testing and
assessment.
Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation highlights the
importance of pronunciation in the assessment of second language
speaking proficiency. Leading researchers from around the world
cover practical issues as well as theoretical principles, enabling
the understanding and application of the theory involved in
assessment in pronunciation. Key features of this book include:
Examination of key criteria in pronunciation assessment, including
intelligibility, comprehensibility and accentedness; Exploration of
the impact of World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca on
pronunciation assessment; Evaluation of the validity and
reliability of testing, including analysis of scoring
methodologies; Discussion of current and future practice in
assessing pronunciation via speech recognition technology.
Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation is vital reading for
students studying modules on pronunciation and language testing and
assessment.
Local Language Testing: Design, Implementation, and Development
describes the language testing practice that exists in the
intermediate space between large-scale standardized testing and
classroom assessment, an area that is rarely addressed in the
language testing and assessment literature. Covering both theory
and practice, the book focuses on the advantages of local tests,
fosters and encourages their use, and provides suggested ideas for
their development and maintenance. The authors include examples of
operational tests with well-proven track records and discuss: the
ability of local tests to represent local contexts and values,
explicitly and purposefully embed test results within instructional
practice, and provide data for program evaluation and research;
local testing practices grounded in the theoretical principles of
language testing, drawing from experiences with local testing and
providing practical examples of local language tests, illustrating
how they can be designed to effectively function within and across
different institutional contexts; examples of how local language
tests and assessments are developed for use within a specific
context and how they serve a variety of purposes (e.g., entry-level
proficiency testing, placement testing, international teaching
assistant testing, writing assessment, and program evaluation).
Aimed at language program directors, graduate students, and
researchers involved in language program development and
evaluation, this is a timely book in that it focuses on the
advantages of local tests, fosters and encourages their use, and
outlines their development and maintenance. It constitutes
essential reading for language program directors, graduate
students, and researchers involved in language program development
and evaluation.
Local Language Testing: Design, Implementation, and Development
describes the language testing practice that exists in the
intermediate space between large-scale standardized testing and
classroom assessment, an area that is rarely addressed in the
language testing and assessment literature. Covering both theory
and practice, the book focuses on the advantages of local tests,
fosters and encourages their use, and provides suggested ideas for
their development and maintenance. The authors include examples of
operational tests with well-proven track records and discuss: the
ability of local tests to represent local contexts and values,
explicitly and purposefully embed test results within instructional
practice, and provide data for program evaluation and research;
local testing practices grounded in the theoretical principles of
language testing, drawing from experiences with local testing and
providing practical examples of local language tests, illustrating
how they can be designed to effectively function within and across
different institutional contexts; examples of how local language
tests and assessments are developed for use within a specific
context and how they serve a variety of purposes (e.g., entry-level
proficiency testing, placement testing, international teaching
assistant testing, writing assessment, and program evaluation).
Aimed at language program directors, graduate students, and
researchers involved in language program development and
evaluation, this is a timely book in that it focuses on the
advantages of local tests, fosters and encourages their use, and
outlines their development and maintenance. It constitutes
essential reading for language program directors, graduate
students, and researchers involved in language program development
and evaluation.
This book describes language testing practices that exist in the
intermediate space between large-scale standardized testing and
classroom assessment, an area that is rarely addressed in language
testing literature. Drawing empirical research on a variety of
languages, the volume discusses local language tests’ ability to
represent local contexts and values, explicitly and purposefully
embed test results within instructional practice, and provide data
for program evaluation and research. Although local testing
practices have been grounded in the theoretical principles of
language testing, the authors in this volume supplement the
theoretical content with practical examples of how local tests can
be designed to effectively function within and across different
institutional contexts.Â
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