Testing for language teachers

Testing for language teachers / Arthur Hughes and Jake Hughes.

The third edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field, while retaining the straightforward approach that made the earlier editions essential reading for trainee and experienced teachers alike. It features new content on technology, including computer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Arthur, 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Cambridge professional learning
Subjects:
Language and languages > Ability testing.
Language and languages > Study and teaching.
Language teachers > Training of.
Table of Contents:
  • Testing, teaching and society : the language tester's responsibilities
  • Testing as problem solving : an overview of the book
  • Kinds of tests and testing
  • Validity
  • Reliability
  • Achieving positive backwash
  • Stages of test development
  • Common test techniques
  • Testing writing
  • Testing speaking
  • Testing reading
  • Testing listening
  • Testing grammar and vocabulary
  • Testing overall ability
  • Tests for young learners
  • Beyond testing : other means of assessment
  • New technology and language testing
  • Test administration
  • The statistical analysis of test data.

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