Alderson, J. CharlesUnknown
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, 2005) (eng) English9780521599993The Cambridge language assessment seriesUnknownLANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES-STUDY AND TEACHING; UnknownWritten by a leading authority in both language testing and in the nature of reading in a second or foreign language, this book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the assessment of reading in a foreign or second language. This volume is unique in that it reviews theory, research and practice in the assessment of reading. It provides the novice with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of reading assessment, and the researcher with an in-depth discussion of the major issues in the field.
This book contains:
• A review of current and past research into the psychological, social and cognitive factors involved in reading
• A detailed consideration of the relationship between reading and the construction of language tests and assessment procedures
• A discussion of how the assessment of reading might develop in the future including the implications for assessment of computer-based testing
Physical dimension
xvi, 398 p.23 cm.Unknown
Summary / review / table of contents
Contenido: The nature of reading --
Variables that affect the nature of reading --
Research into the assessment of reading ability --
A framework for test desing --
Tests in the real world: test purposes --
Techniques for testing reading --
The development of reading ability --
The way forward. Assessing the interaction between reader and text: processes and strategies.