
Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice
- 240 pages
- English
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Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice
About this book
This innovative, timely text introduces the theory and research of critical approaches to language assessment, foregrounding ethical and socially contextualized concerns in language testing and language test validation in today's globalized world.
The editors bring together diverse perspectives, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and empirical work on this subject that speak to concerns about social justice and equity in language education, from languages and contexts around the world – offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues and field-advancing suggestions for research projects.
This book offers a fresh perspective on language testing that will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy, education, and related fields – as well as language program administrators.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Part I The ethical contextualization of validity
- Part II Agency and empowerment prompted by test adequacy
- Part III Sociointeractional perspectives on assessment
- Index
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