From Testing to Assessment: English An International Language

di Clifford Hill (Autore)

Kate Parry (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1994

From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as Japan and Brazil where English functions as the language of international commernce; in multilingual countries such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe where English is the national language of education and government; and in such countries as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States where English is the dominant language. The book opens with a discussion of language assessment in relation to debates about the nature of literacy; it concludes with a discussion of policy implications, which is grounded in literacy theory as well as in practical constraints such as available human and material resources.

• Autore: Clifford Hill, Kate Parry
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Applied Linguistics and Language Study
• Anno: 1994
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 328 p.
• Dimensioni: 138 x 218 mm
• Peso: 831 gr.
• EAN: 9780582218857

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