{"product_id":"language-testing-9781405155434","title":"Language Testing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the SAGE\/ILTA Award for Best Book on \u003ci\u003eLanguage Testing\u003c\/i\u003e 2009\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis volume focuses on the social aspects of language testing, including assessment of socially situated language use and societal consequences of language tests. The authors argue that traditional approaches to ensuring social fairness in tests go some way to addressing social concerns, but a broader perspective is necessary to examine the functions of tests on a societal scale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders these issues in relation to language assessment in oral proficiency interviews, and to the assessment of second language pragmatics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that traditional approaches to ensuring social fairness in tests go some way to addressing social concerns, but a broader perspective is necessary if we are to fully understand the social dimension of language assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A major strength of this volume is that it has the potential for opening up a dialog on the social and political consequences of language testing.\" (\u003ci\u003eLanguage Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e, Jan 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"This book … offers a unique perspective [and] has enormous potential to assist anyone wishing to broaden their understanding of language testing.” (\u003ci\u003eTESL-EJ.org\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"McNamara and Roever have done a fine job, and have produced an important and much needed book.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"McNamara and Roever’s approach to the consequential and social aspects of language testing impressed the awards committee for its originality, breadth of coverage, scholarship, and potential for impact both within and beyond the immediate field of language testing. The authors’ examination of test design and validation compares, contrasts, and evaluates the more traditional ways of conceptualizing the social aspects of language testing with a number of contemporary methods.  McNamara and Roever’s ability to connect these methods results in a timely and comprehensive text expected to influence the field for many years to come.\" (The 2009 Sage\/ITLA Award Committee)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Foreword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Validity and Social Dimension of Language Testing 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Social Dimension of Proficiency: How Testable Is It? 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Psychometric Approaches to Fairness Bias and DIF 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Fairness Reviews and Codes of Ethics 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Language Tests and Social Identity 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Language Assessments at School: Social Values and Policy 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Where to From Here? Implications of Research and Training 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 285\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407888589143,"sku":"9781405155434","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405155434.jpg?v=1730500860","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-testing-9781405155434","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}