From Testing to Assessment
English An International Language
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Study & Teaching, Linguistics
| Author: | Clifford Hill, Kate Parry | ISBN: | 9781317893387 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clifford Hill, Kate Parry |
| ISBN: | 9781317893387 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
