Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
eBook - ePub

Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing

Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of contributors
  7. Part I The ethical contextualization of validity
  8. Part II Agency and empowerment prompted by test adequacy
  9. Part III Sociointeractional perspectives on assessment
  10. Index

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Yes, you can access Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing by M. Rafael Salaberry, Albert Weideman, Wei-Li Hsu, M. Rafael Salaberry,Albert Weideman,Wei-Li Hsu in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.