Chinese as a Second Language Assessment (Paperback)

I. Overview of Tests and Research.- 1 The HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi): Past, Present, and Future.- 2 The Development of the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL).- 3 Assessing Chinese in the United States: An Overview of Major Tests.- 4 Developments in Research on Testing Chinese as a Second Language.- II. Assessing Orthography, Vocabulary, and Grammar.- 5 How Ethnic Minority Students Perceive Patterns in Chinese Characters: Knowledge of Character Components and Structures.- 6 Developing a Word Associates Test to Assess L2 Chinese Learners' Vocabulary Depth.- 7 Can Grammatical Knowledge Predict Chinese Proficiency?.- III. Assessing Language Skills.- 8 What Standard and Whose Standard: Issues in the Development of Chinese Proficiency Descriptors in Singapore.- 9 Diagnostic Assessment of L2 Chinese Learners' Reading Comprehension Ability.- 10 Writing Assessment of Chinese as a Second Language: A Pilot Study.- 11 Computer-Mediated Corrective Feedback in Chinese as a Second Language Writing: Learners' Perspectives.- IV. Assessment, Teaching, and Learning.- 12 Developing a Speaking Diagnostic Tool for Teachers to Differentiate Instruction for Young Learners of Chinese.- 13. Self- and Peer-Assessment of Oral Presentation in Advanced Chinese Classrooms: An Exploratory Study.