Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara Contributor(s): Harsch, Claudia (Other), Roever, Carsten (Editor), Wigglesworth, Gillian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3631780095 ISBN-13: 9783631780091 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $75.34 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Foreign Language Study | German |
Series: Language Testing and Evaluation |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 254 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Cultural Region - Germany |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Tim McNamara's work has had a fundamental impact on language testing. This volume brings together over 20 leading scholars in language assessment whose work has been influenced by Tim McNamara. Their papers cover issues of the social impact of language tests, such as fairness and justice of test use and language testing in the context of migration. They also address testing of interaction, and teachers' and students' views of language tests. The volume concludes with papers discussing the future of language testing in the face of contested concepts of validity, the rise of social media, and lingua franca language use. |