A Study on the Washback Effects of the Test for English Majors (TEM) Implications for Testing and Teaching Reforms

A Study on the Washback Effects of the Test for English Majors (TEM) Implications for Testing and Teaching Reforms / by Qian Xu, Jun Liu.

This book adopts a multi-method and multi-phase approach to investigate the washback effects of Test for English Majors (TEM) on program administrators, teachers and students, shedding new light on TEM reform and the reform of English teaching and learning in China. TEM, a nationwide test used to me...

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Main Authors: Xu, Qian (Author), Liu, Jun (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Language and education.
Assessment.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One TEM: A High-Stakes Standardized Test in the Chinese Context
  • Chapter Two Washback: Definitions and Dimensions
  • Chapter Three Theoretical Framework for Washback Studies
  • Chapter Four Research Framework for TEM Washback Study
  • Chapter Five Stakeholders' Perceptions of TEM and Its Washback
  • Chapter Six Classroom Practice and the Washback of TEM
  • Chapter Seven Implications for the Reform of Testing and Teaching
  • Bibliography
  • APPENDIX I
  • APPENDIX II
  • APPENDIX III.

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