Challenges in Language Testing Around the World: Insights for language test users

This book combines insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing to investigate problematic practices in language testing and identify two needs for further examination. It discusses insights about language testing policy, testing world languages, developing program-level language tests, and language assessment literacy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 553 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate world of language assessment, drawing upon insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing. Through rigorous critical analyses and extensive research, it explores the challenges and complexities faced in language assessment across the globe. By examining problematic practices in language testing, which impact language test users such as language program directors, testing centers, language teachers, and teachers-in-training in Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics programs, the book sheds light on the various aspects of language testing. These issues encompass test development, administration, scoring, and interpretation/use of test results.

The chapters within this volume delve into diverse topics, including language testing policy, the evaluation of world languages, the creation of program-level language tests, and the assessment of specific language skills. Furthermore, the book identifies two critical needs in language testing for further exploration: the importance of collaboration between language test developers, language test users, and language users, and the need to base language tests on real-world language use.

This book serves as a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of language assessment, providing valuable insights and practical approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of language testing practices. Its comprehensive coverage of key topics and its commitment to promoting collaboration and real-world language use make it an essential read for anyone interested in advancing the field of language assessment.

Weight: 878g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789813342347
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021