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Book Synopsis
This second edition remains the most practical guide for teachers who want to have a better understanding of the role of testing in language teaching. It has a new chapter on testing young learners and expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability.

Table of Contents
1 Teaching and testing; 2 Testing as problem solving: an overview of the book; 3 Kinds of tests and testing; 4 Validity; 5 Reliability; 6 Achieving beneficial backwash; 7 Common test techniques; 8 Stages of test development; 9 Testing writing; 10 Testing oral ability; 11 Testing reading; 12 Testing listening; 13 Testing grammar and vocabulary; 14 Testing overall ability; 15 Tests for young learners; 16 Test administration

Testing for Language Teachers

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521484954, 978-0521484954
      ISBN10: 0521484952
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Language teaching theory and methods

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This second edition remains the most practical guide for teachers who want to have a better understanding of the role of testing in language teaching. It has a new chapter on testing young learners and expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability.

      Table of Contents
      1 Teaching and testing; 2 Testing as problem solving: an overview of the book; 3 Kinds of tests and testing; 4 Validity; 5 Reliability; 6 Achieving beneficial backwash; 7 Common test techniques; 8 Stages of test development; 9 Testing writing; 10 Testing oral ability; 11 Testing reading; 12 Testing listening; 13 Testing grammar and vocabulary; 14 Testing overall ability; 15 Tests for young learners; 16 Test administration

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