The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing (The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition)

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Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 543
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.

✦ Table of Contents

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

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