The Sociocultural Activity of High Stakes Standardised Language Testing : TOEIC Washback in a South Korean Context / by Dawn Karen Booth.
2018
LB2822.75
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Title
The Sociocultural Activity of High Stakes Standardised Language Testing : TOEIC Washback in a South Korean Context / by Dawn Karen Booth.
Author
Booth, Dawn Karen, author.
ISBN
9783319704463 (electronic book)
331970446X (electronic book)
3319704451
9783319704456
331970446X (electronic book)
3319704451
9783319704456
Published
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-70446-3 doi
10.1007/978-3-319-70
10.1007/978-3-319-70
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LB2822.75
Dewey Decimal Classification
371.26
Summary
This book explores the influence of high stakes standardised testing within the context of South Korea. South Korea is regarded as a shining example of success in educational achievement and, as this book reveals, pressurised standardised testing has been a major contributing factor to its success. This unique country provides an excellent setting from which to explore the powerful relationship that exists between testing and learning and can advance our understanding of which factors and test conditions will positively and negatively influence learning. This book follows the test activity of a group of Korean university students preparing for the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) and posits a revised model of the influence of testing on learning. It calls for a more socially situated view of tests and test-takers considered in relation to the sociocultural, historical, political and economic contexts in which they are embedded.
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English Language Education ; 12.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. South Korea
3. The TOEIC
4. Washback
5. Learning: A Social Perspective
6. Case Studies: Overview
7. Student Test Activity: Majors Other than English
8. Student Test Activity: English Majors
9. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
10. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
11. Expanding the Concept of Washback
Appendices.
2. South Korea
3. The TOEIC
4. Washback
5. Learning: A Social Perspective
6. Case Studies: Overview
7. Student Test Activity: Majors Other than English
8. Student Test Activity: English Majors
9. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
10. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
11. Expanding the Concept of Washback
Appendices.