The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (543 pages)
- The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition Series .
- The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Perspectives on "Knowing" a Second Language: What Are We Seeking to Measure? -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part I Assessment Concepts for SLA Researchers -- Chapter 2 Validity in Language Assessment -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 3 Validating Assessments for Research Purposes -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 4 Language Proficiency Frameworks and Scales -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 5 Corpora for Second Language Assessments -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Note -- Recommended Reading -- References -- Chapter 6 SLA Researcher Assessment Literacy -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part II Building Instruments for SLA Research -- Chapter 7 Test Design Cycle -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 8 Choosing Test Formats and Task Types -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 9 Designing Multiple-Choice Test Items -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 10 Likert-Type Scale Construction -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 11 Pilot Testing: Why and How We Trial -- Background -- Key Issues. Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 12 Scoring Approaches: Scales/Rubrics -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 13 Raters: Behavior and Training -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part III Measuring Individual Differences -- Chapter 14 Measuring Aptitude -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15 Measuring Motivation -- Background -- Key issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 16 Measuring Working Memory -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 17 Measuring Anxiety -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Note -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 18 Measuring Willingness to Communicate -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part IV Measuring Language Development -- Chapter 19 Measuring Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF) -- Background -- Key issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 20 Measuring Vocabulary Development -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 21 Measuring Lexicogrammar -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 22 Measuring Grammar -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 23 Measuring Phonology -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Segments -- Word Stress -- Intonation -- Rhythm. Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 24 Measuring L2 Pragmatics -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 25 Measuring L2 Reading -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 26 Measuring L2 Listening -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 27 Measuring L2 Speaking -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 28 Measuring L2 Writing -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 29 Measuring Implicit and Explicit Learning and Knowledge -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 30 Measuring Task-Based Performance -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 31 Measuring Literary Competences in SLA -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Note -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 32 Measuring Interactional Competence -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Reading -- References -- Chapter 33 Measuring Across Languages and in Multiple Languages -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 34 Measuring Intercultural Competence -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 35 Assessing and Evaluating Language Learning Beyond the Classroom -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 36 Measuring Language Development Through Self-Assessment. Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part V Testing Specific Populations -- Chapter 37 Testing Bi/Multilingual Learners -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 38 Testing the L2 of Young Learners -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 39 Testing the L2 of Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 40 Testing Heritage Language Learners -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 41 Testing Sign Language Learners -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Notes -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Part VI Measurement Principles for SLA Researchers -- Chapter 42 Statistical Modeling of SLA Theories: Connecting Test Performance to Construct -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 43 Using Equivalent Test Forms in SLA Pretest-Posttest Design Research -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Notes -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 44 Reliability Analyses: Estimating Error -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Chapter 45 Measurement Generalizability: Considerations on Reliability and Validity -- Background -- Key Issues -- Recommendations for Practice -- Notes -- Recommended Readings -- References -- Index.
This handbook is the first comprehensive synthesis of these distinct yet interrelated fields of SLA and language testing. Uniquely, this handbook is written for both second language acquisition researchers interested in the applications of language testing, and language testers interested in the SLA theory underpinning their work.
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