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It has long been noted that high-stakes language exams exert a powerful influence on teaching and learning, a phenomenon known as the washback effect (Alderson and Wall, 1993). However, due to the complex nature of the phenomenon, little research has been conducted in the field so far. This book, which is based on empirical research into the washback effect of First Certificate in English (FCE, Cambridge ESOL), discusses and elaborates on the complexity of the phenomenon and accounts for the intervening factors that mediate the process of test washback. The book concludes with the presentation of a model that demonstrates how the mechanism of washback operates and with recommendations to a variety of stakeholders for achieving beneficial washback.

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Contents: Washback – Backwash – Language Testing – Language Teaching – Exam Influence – Exam-oriented Materials – Student Diaries.

The Complexity of Test Washback: An Empirical

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      Publisher Peter Lang AG
      Published 28 May 2009
      ISBN-13 9783631585061
      978-3631585061
      ISBN-10 3631585063

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      It has long been noted that high-stakes language exams exert a powerful influence on teaching and learning, a phenomenon known as the washback effect (Alderson and Wall, 1993). However, due to the complex nature of the phenomenon, little research has been conducted in the field so far. This book, which is based on empirical research into the washback effect of First Certificate in English (FCE, Cambridge ESOL), discusses and elaborates on the complexity of the phenomenon and accounts for the intervening factors that mediate the process of test washback. The book concludes with the presentation of a model that demonstrates how the mechanism of washback operates and with recommendations to a variety of stakeholders for achieving beneficial washback.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Washback – Backwash – Language Testing – Language Teaching – Exam Influence – Exam-oriented Materials – Student Diaries.

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