Language Testing and Assessment (Paperback)

Introduction. Part One: Testing Language Skills. Testing and Assessment in the First Language. 1. The Testing of Reading in the Mother Tongue; D. Vincent. 2. The Assessment of Writing in the Mother Tongue; A.C. Purves. 3. The Testing of Mother Tongue Listening Skills; R.N. Bostrom. 4. The Testing of First Language Speaking Skills; D.L. Rubin, G. Schramm. Testing and Assessment in a Second Language. 5. The Testing of Reading in a Second Language; C.J. Weir. 6. The Testing of Writing in a Second Language; A. Cumming. 7. The Testing of Listening in a Second Language; G. Buck. 8. The Testing of Speaking in a Second Language; G. Fulcher. 9. The Testing of Grammar in a Foreign Language; P. Rea-Dickins. 10. Assessing Vocabulary in a Second Language; J. Read. Part Two: Methods of Testing and Assessment. 11. Language for Specific Purposes Testing; D. Douglas. 12. The Integrated Testing of a Second Language; J.A. Lewkowicz. 13. Performance Testing; T. McNamara. 14. Computer-Based Testing; P. Gruba, C. Corbel. 15. The Assessment of Young Learners of English as a Foreign Language; P. Rea-Dickins, S. Rixon. 16. The Second Language Assessment of Minority Children; P. McKay. 17. Self Assessment of Foreign and Second Language Proficiency; M. Oscarson. 18. Writers' Assessment and Evaluation of Their Texts; A. Piolat. 19. The Assessment of Language Learning Aptitude; E.C. Cascallar. 20. The Assessment of Speech and Language Disorders; R. Baker, H.J. Chenery. Part Three: The Quantitative and Qualitative Validation of Tests. 21. Recent Advances in Quantitative Test Analysis; L.F. Bachman. 22. Rasch Measurement in Latent Trait Models; A. Pollitt. 23. Generalizability Theory; L.F. Bachman. 24. Criterion Referenced Testing; B.K. Lynch, F. Davidson. 25. Qualitative Approaches to Test Validation; J. Banerjee, S. Luoma. Part Four: The Ethics and Effects of Testing and Assessment. 26. Impact and Washback in Language Testing; D. Wall. 27. Language Testing Standards; F. Davidson, et al. 28. Accountability in Language Assessment; B. Norton. 29. Ethics in Language Testing; L. Hamp-Lyons. Index.