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Tim McNamara’s work has had a fundamental impact on language testing. This volume brings together over 20 leading scholars in language assessment whose work has been influenced by Tim McNamara. Their papers cover issues of the social impact of language tests, such as fairness and justice of test use and language testing in the context of migration. They also address testing of interaction, and teachers’ and students’ views of language tests. The volume concludes with papers discussing the future of language testing in the face of contested concepts of validity, the rise of social media, and lingua franca language use.



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social impact of language tests - fairness and justice of test use - language testing and migration - testing of paired interaction - teachers’ and students’ views of language tests - future of language testing - language tests and social media - validity in language testing - language testing and lingua franca

Social perspectives on language testing: Papers

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 22/03/2019
      ISBN13: 9783631780091, 978-3631780091
      ISBN10: 3631780095

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Tim McNamara’s work has had a fundamental impact on language testing. This volume brings together over 20 leading scholars in language assessment whose work has been influenced by Tim McNamara. Their papers cover issues of the social impact of language tests, such as fairness and justice of test use and language testing in the context of migration. They also address testing of interaction, and teachers’ and students’ views of language tests. The volume concludes with papers discussing the future of language testing in the face of contested concepts of validity, the rise of social media, and lingua franca language use.



      Table of Contents

      social impact of language tests - fairness and justice of test use - language testing and migration - testing of paired interaction - teachers’ and students’ views of language tests - future of language testing - language tests and social media - validity in language testing - language testing and lingua franca

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