A History Of Foreign Language Testing In The United States
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| Author | : David Patrick Barnwell |
| Publisher | : Bilingual Review Press (AZ) |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Providing an in-depth historical understanding of the subject, the author charts the evolution of language testing from its earliest existence as a coherent activity in the final years of the nineteenth century to its current status as a legitimate focus for specialization and inquiry. He also suggests future directions in the field such as computer-assisted testing.
| Author | : David Patrick Barnwell |
| Publisher | : Bilingual Review Press (AZ) |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Providing an in-depth historical understanding of the subject, the author charts the evolution of language testing from its earliest existence as a coherent activity in the final years of the nineteenth century to its current status as a legitimate focus for specialization and inquiry. He also suggests future directions in the field such as computer-assisted testing.
| Author | : Michael Byram |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 748 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780415332866 |
This handbook deals with all aspects of contemporary language teaching and its history. Produced for language teaching professionals, it is also useful as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level.
| Author | : Bernard Spolsky |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 424 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
This study deals with the historical, sociological, economic and political aspects of language testing in the 20th century. It examines the quest for objectivity and the rise of public and institutional tests, as well as future developments in the field of English language testing.
| Author | : Vahid Aryadoust |
| Publisher | : Frontiers Media SA |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2020-12-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 2889663019 |
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| Author | : Glenn Fulcher |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 747 |
| Release | : 2013-10-15 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1136590854 |
Winner of the SAGE/ILTA Book Award 2016 The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing will provide a comprehensive account of the area of language assessment and testing. Written by leading specialists from around the world, this volume brings together approximately 35 authoritative articles (around 8000 words each). The proposed outline for the Handbook (below) is divided into ten sections. The section titles reflect the contents of their Language Testing and Assessment –textbook in our RAL series and sketch a useful overview of the discipline. Each chapter has been carefully selected to relate to key issues raised in the respective topic, providing additional historical background, critical discussion, reviews of key research methods, and an assessment of what the future might hold.
| Author | : Antony John Kunnan |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 725 |
| Release | : 2024-10-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1394179596 |
The Concise Companion to Language Assessment provides a state-of-the-art overview of the crucial areas of language assessment, teaching, and learning. Edited by one of the foremost scholars in the field, The Concise Companion combines newly commissioned articles on innovations in assessment with a selection of chapters from The Companion to Language Assessment, the landmark four-volume reference work first published in 2013. Presented in eight themes, The Concise Companion addresses a broad range of language assessment methods, issues, and contexts. Forty-five chapters cover assessment conceptualization, development, research, and policy, as well as recent changes in language assessment technology, learning-oriented assessment, teacher-based assessment, teacher assessment literacy, plurilingual assessment, assessment for immigration, and more. Exploring the past, present, and future possibilities of the dynamic field, The Concise Companion to Language Assessment: Contains dedicated chapters on listening, speaking, reading writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, intercultural competence, and other language skills Describes fundamental assessment design and scoring guidelines, as well as advanced concepts in scenario-based assessment and automated performance scoring Provides insights on different assessment environments, such as classrooms, universities, employment, immigration, and healthcare Covers various qualitative and quantitative research methods, including introspective methods, classical reliability, and structural equation modeling Discusses the impacts of colonialism and discrimination on the history of language assessment Explores the use of AI in writing evaluation, plagiarism and cheating detection, and other assessment contexts Sure to become a standard text for the next generation of applied linguistics students, The Concise Companion to Language Assessment is an invaluable textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics, language assessment, TESOL, second language acquisition, and language policy.
| Author | : Nicola McLelland |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2017-07-14 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 131723023X |
Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages provides a comprehensive history of language teaching and learning in the UK from its earliest beginnings to the year 2000. McLelland offers the first history of the social context of foreign language education in Britain, as well as an overview of changing approaches, methods and techniques in language teaching and learning. The important impact of classroom-external factors on developments in language teaching and learning is also taken into account, particularly regarding the policies and public examination requirements of the 20th century. Beginning with a chronological overview of language teaching and learning in Britain, McLelland explores which languages were learned when, why and by whom, before examining the social history of language teaching and learning in greater detail, addressing topics including the status that language learning and teaching have held in society. McLelland also provides a history of how languages have been taught, contrasting historical developments with current orthodoxies of language teaching. Experiences outside school are discussed with reference to examples from adult education, teach-yourself courses and military language learning. Providing an accessible, authoritative history of language education in Britain, Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages will appeal to academics and postgraduate students engaged in the history of education and language learning across the world. The book will also be of interest to teacher educators, trainee and practising teachers, policymakers and curriculum developers.
| Author | : Ellen S. Silber |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2013-09-13 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1135766223 |
First Published in 1991. This is Volume 22 of the Source Books on Education series. Politically speaking the study of foreign languages and cultures helps maintain a strong competitive position in an increasingly global marketplace. It was hard to imagine in 1957 that the launching of a Soviet rocket would push the United States into its greatest investment ever in foreign language education. As American policy-makers attempted to play catch-up with our brothers and sisters behind the iron curtain, this country infused federal dollars into extensive foreign language teacher training and the creation of new foreign language educational programs. As suddenly as federal support was given, however, so was it taken away; and its withdrawal was responsible for one of the darkest periods in the history of foreign language education in America. Drawing on the expertise of a number of the nation's most experienced and creative foreign language educators, this volume, edited by Ellen S. Silber, addresses some of the crucial problems we face in foreign language education today.
| Author | : Sara M. Beaudrie |
| Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2012-11-13 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1589019385 |
There is growing interest in heritage language learners—individuals who have a personal or familial connection to a nonmajority language. Spanish learners represent the largest segment of this population in the United States. In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States. They also address the central role of education within the field. Contributors offer a wealth of resources for teachers while proposing future directions for scholarship.
