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Revisiting the assessment of second language abilities : from theory to practice / Sahbi Hidri, editor.

Hidri, Sahbi, editor.
2018
P118.2
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Title
Revisiting the assessment of second language abilities : from theory to practice / Sahbi Hidri, editor.
ISBN
9783319628844 (electronic book)
3319628844 (electronic book)
9783319628837
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62884-4
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Language
English
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10.1007/978-3-319-62884-4 doi
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P118.2
Dewey Decimal Classification
401.93
Summary
This book presents an overview of revisiting the assessment of language abilities. It also showcases how the measurement of such constructs can result in negative or positive washback and how outcomes might be conducive to repercussions that decide on the future of many stakeholders. The 23 chapters were selected among tens of chapters received from different contexts that addressed the issue of revisiting the assessment of language abilities, such as Tunisia, Ukraine, Algeria, Russia, KSA, Sudan, Egypt, Canada, Kurdistan, UK, USA, Iran, Turkey, etc. These contexts have highlighted the necessity to revisit the different constructs which should be assessed with a clear and straightforward foundation on students? learning objectives and their actual language ability. To do so, most of the chapters present hands-on use of relevant statistical tests that might serve in revisiting the construct definition both theoretically and operationally. Perhaps the sole and intricate question that the authors of these contributions ask is what it means to revisit the assessment of the construct of individualized language ability and how. In addition, the book accentuates the momentousness and significance of reflecting on test fairness and validation as the mainspring and backbone for democratization of assessment. This book appeals to a broad readership, such as English Language Teaching (ELT) practitioners, language teachers, students, testing organizations, policy-makers, test designers, writers of test specifications, testing experts, researchers, program evaluators, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as other international contexts.
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Second language learning and teaching.
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Part I: Assessing Speaking
Ch. 1: Assessing Spoken Language Ability: A Many-Facet Rasch Analysis (Sahbi Hidri)
Ch. 2: Investigating the Use of an EBB Scale for the Assessment of English Language Spoken Proficiency (Stefan O?grady)
Ch. 3: The Measurement of Language Ability and Impairment in Arabic-speaking Children (Areej Balilah and Lisa Archibald)
Ch. 4: Developing a Formative Assessment Instrument for an In-Service Speaking Course (Rezvan Rashidi Pourfard)
Part II: Assessing Writing
Ch. 5: Does the Feedback Feed Forward? Student Response to and Views of Teacher Feedback in an EFL Academic Writing class (Eddy White)
Ch. 6: Designing and Rating Academic Writing Tests: Implications for Test Specifications (Amani Mejri)
Part III: Assessing English for Specific Purposes
Ch. 7: Academic Writing Needs Assessment: A Case Study of MPH Students, University of Khartoum (Abuelgasim Sabah Elsaid Mohammed)
Ch. 8: Teachers? Conceptions of Assessment in an ESP Context (Yosra Naimi)
Part IV: Assessing Translation and Literature
Ch. 9: Assessing Textual Competence in Translation into a Second Language (Tamara Kavytska and Olga Kvasova)
Ch. 10: Assessing Literature for the Classroom among Female Learners of English in an EFL Context in Saudi Arabia (Manal Qutub)
Part V: Assessing Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar
Ch. 11: Assessing Two Strategies of Vocabulary Learning (Manal Sabbah)
Ch. 12: Testing Usefulness of Reading Comprehension Exams among First Year Students of English at the Tertiary Level in Tunisia (Yassmine Mattoussi)
Ch. 13: Techniques in Teaching and Testing Vocabulary for Learners of English in an EFL Context (Imen Riahi)
Ch 14: Testing Grammar in an EFL Context (Yasmine Chniti)
Part VI: Assessment Literacy and Test Fairness
Ch. 15: Continuous Cumulative Assessment in Higher Education: Coming to grips with Test Enhanced Learning (Katerina Popkova)
Ch 16: Developing Student Teachers? Classroom Assessment Literacy: The Ukrainian Context (Olga Ukrayinska)
Ch 17: Valid for the Elites? The Trade-off between Test Fairness and Test Validity (Kioumars Razavipour)
Ch 18: Student-Related Challenges of Performing Alternative Assessments from the Perspective of Kurdish Tertiary TESOL Teachers (Dler Abdullah Ismael)
Part VII: Standard Exams and Test-Taking Strategies
Ch 19: Washback on Language Skills: A Study of EFL Multi-Exam Preparation Classes (Irini Papakamenou)
Ch. 20: Extending the Scope of the English Exit Exam: A Study from a Ukrainian Classical University (Olesia Liubashenko and Olga Yashenkova)
Part VIII: Alternative Forms of Assessment
Ch. 21: Performance-Based Assessment: A Shift towards an Assessment for Learning Culture (Zineb Djoub)
Ch. 22: Utilizing Dynamic Assessment to Activate EFL Inert Grammar (Mahmoud Ibrahim)
Ch. 23: Analyzing the Impact of Formal Assessments on EFL Learner?s Use of Language Learning Strategies (Misbah Rosheen Khan and Misbah Afsheen Khan).

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