Understanding Language Testing: Language Testing

ISBN-13: 9781138403932 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Dan Douglas

Opis

Assuming no knowledge of the field, this book promotes a practical understanding of language testing using examples from a variety of languages.

Recenzje

'This is a crisp, focused, readable and stimulating book. Douglas covers a wide range of territory in concise yet challenging ways'.

Fred Davidson, Professor of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the rubber ruler
2. Measuring language ability and making decisions
3. Test development
4. Alternatives in assessment
5. By the numbers: a statistics mini-course
6. Technology and language testing
Afterword: the rubber ruler revisited

O autorze

Dan Fouglas is Professor of TESL and Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University, USA.