The Cambridge guide to second language assessment / edited by Christina Coombe ... [et al.] [Texto impreso]
Contributor(s): Coombe, Christine A. Christine Anne [ed. ]
Language: English Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: x, 321 p. : tablas ; 26 cmISBN: 978-1-107-67707-4Other title: Guide to second language assessmentSubject(s): Segunda lengua -- Adquisición | Inglés (Lengua) -- Estudio y enseñanza -- Alófonos| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Course reserves |
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Análisis y diseño de materiales didácticos para la enseñanza y aprendizaje de LLEE y las TIC |
1. A brief History of language Testing ; 2. Foreign and Second Language Teacher Assessment 3. Validity in Language Testing ; 4. Principles of Language Assessment ; 5. The Assessment Development Process ; 6. Developing Test Specifications for Language Assessment ; 7. Linking Assessment with Instructional Aims ; 8. An Overview of Language Standards for Elementary ; 9. The Common European Framework of Reference 10: Test Impact and Washback: Implications for Teaching and learning ; 11. TestTaking Strategies ; 12. What Teachers Need to Know About Test Analysis ; 13. Ethics in Language Testing and Assessment ; 14. Profesional Development in Language Assessment ; 15. Choosing the right Type of Assessment ; 16. Communicative Language Testing ; 17. Alternative Assessment in Language Education ; 18. Task-Based Language Assessment: Componets. Development and implementation ; 19. Placement testing ; 20. Assessing Young Learners ; 21. ESL Needs Analysis and Assessment in the Workplace ; 22. Student involvement in Assessment ; 23. Assessment of Second Language Pragmatics ; 24. Assessing reading ; 25. Assessing Writing ; 26. Assessing Listening ; 27. Assessing Speaking ; 28. Assessing Student´s Grammatical Ability ; 29. Assessing Vocabulary ; 30. Computerized Language Assessment ; 31. Web-Based Language Testing ; 32. Software to facilitate Language Assessment ; 33. Managing Assessment in large EFL Classes ; 34. Making Assessment: Rating Scales and Rubrics ; 35. Accommodation in Language Testing.
This collection of original articles provides language teachers with a theoretical background of key issues associated with language testing as well as practical advice on how to improve the effectiveness of the tests they develop and implement. Written by internationally prominent researchers and educators, the chapters are organized into five sections: key issues in the field, assessment purposes and approaches, assessment of second language skills, technology in assessment, and administrative issues. Chapters assume no particular background knowledge and are written in an accessible style"-- "The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment aims to present in one volume an up-to-date guide to the central areas of assessing the second language performance of English by speakers of other languages. This volume provides snapshots of significant issues and trends that have shaped language assessment in the past and highlights the current state of our understanding of these issues"--