From Testing to Assessment: English An International Language Contributor(s): Hill, Clifford (Author), Parry, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582218853 ISBN-13: 9780582218857 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Education | Testing & Measurement - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
Dewey: 428.007 |
LCCN: 93-38002 |
Series: Applied Linguistics and Language Study |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.42" W x 8.47" (0.82 lbs) 296 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as Japan and Brazil where English functions as the language of international commernce; in multilingual countries such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe where English is the national language of education and government; and in such countries as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States where English is the dominant language. The book opens with a discussion of language assessment in relation to debates about the nature of literacy; it concludes with a discussion of policy implications, which is grounded in literacy theory as well as in practical constraints such as available human and material resources. |