Diagnosing foreign language proficiency : the interface between learning and assessment /

This book addresses the need for tests that can diagnose the strengths and weaknesses in learners' developing foreign language proficiency. It presents the rationale for, and research surrounding, the development of DIALANG, a suite of internet-delivered diagnostic foreign language tests funded...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alderson, J. Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2005.
Temas:
Language and languages > Ability testing.
Second language acquisition.
Langage et langues > Tests d'aptitude.
Langue seconde > Acquisition.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.
Tweedetaalverwerving.
Taalvaardigheid.
Testen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Diagnosing foreign language proficiency: a teaching/testing interface; 2 Diagnosis in other fields; 3 Introduction to DIALANG; 4 The history of DIALANG; 5 Piloting in DIALANG; 6 Setting standards; 7 The Vocabulary Size Placement Test; 8 The role of self-assessment in DIALANG; 9 Reading; 10 Listening; 11 Writing; 12 Grammar; 13 Vocabulary; 14 The value of feedback and advice; 15 Experimental Items; 16 Experiments in the use of self-assessment; 17 The future of diagnostic testing; References; Index.

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