Language Assessment Literacy: From Theory to Practice

✍ Scribed by Dina Tsagari (editor)

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 333
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The field of language testing and assessment has recognized the importance and underlying theoretical and practical underpinnings of language assessment literacy (LAL), an area that is gradually coming to prominence. This book addresses issues that promote the concept of LAL for language research, teaching, and learning, covering a range of topics. It brings together 14 chapters based on high-stakes and classroom-based studies authored by academics, professionals and researchers in the field. The text examines diverse issues through a multifaceted approach, presenting high-quality contributions that fill a gap in a research area that has long been in need of theoretical and empirical attention.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: Defining Language Assessment Literacy
Chapter One
Chapter Two
PART II: Understanding Language Assessment Literacy
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
PART III: Expanding Language Assessment Literacy
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen

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