Description
Book SynopsisAek Phakiti is Associate Professor in TESOL in the Sydney School Education and Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is co-editor of
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Resource (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015) and author of
Experimental Research Methods in Language Learning (Bloomsbury Academic, 2014).
Table of ContentsPART I: Language Testing and Assessment 1: Language Testing and Assessment in Contexts 2: Key Considerations in Language Testing and Assessment 3: Cycles of Language Testing and Assessment 4: Current Issues and Trends in Language Testing and Assessment PART II: Assessment Methods and Techniques 5: Common Test Techniques 6: Self- and Peer-assessment 7: Scales and Rating Scales PART III: Assessing Language Areas 8: Assessing Listening 9: Assessing Speaking 10: Assessing Reading 11: Assessing Writing 12: Assessing Other Language Areas PART IV: Operationalization of Language Tests and Assessments 13: Test Specifications and Developments 14: Basic Statistics, Test Analyses, Displays and Reports References Glossary of key terms in language testing and assessment Appendices Indexes
