Understanding Language Testing

• Main Author: Douglas. Dan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routlegde 2017
• Edition: Print book : English
• Series: Understanding language series
• Subjects: Language and languages > Examinations; 17.42 linguistic competence; Fremdsprachenunterricht
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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 groun...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: the rubber ruler 2. Measuring language ability and making decisions 3. Test development 4. Alternatives in assessment 5. By the numbers: a statistics mini-course 6. Technology and language testing Afterword: the rubber ruler revisited