{"product_id":"the-concise-companion-to-language-assessment-paperback-softback-9781394179596","title":"The Concise Companion to Language Assessment (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394179596","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAntony John Kunnan (Edited by), AJ Kunnan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394179596, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e720 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 4.1 cm, 1.043 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e provides a state-of-the-art overview of the crucial areas of language assessment, teaching, and learning. Edited by one of the foremost scholars in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion\u003c\/i\u003e combines newly commissioned articles on innovations in assessment with a selection of chapters from \u003ci\u003eThe Companion to Language Assessment,\u003c\/i\u003e the landmark four-volume reference work first published in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in eight themes, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion\u003c\/i\u003e addresses a broad range of language assessment methods, issues, and contexts. Forty-five chapters cover assessment conceptualization, development, research, and policy, as well as recent changes in language assessment technology, learning-oriented assessment, teacher-based assessment, teacher assessment literacy, plurilingual assessment, assessment for immigration, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the past, present, and future possibilities of the dynamic field, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains dedicated chapters on listening, speaking, reading writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, intercultural competence, and other language skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes fundamental assessment design and scoring guidelines, as well as advanced concepts in scenario-based assessment and automated performance scoring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides insights on different assessment environments, such as classrooms, universities, employment, immigration, and healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers various qualitative and quantitative research methods, including introspective methods, classical reliability, and structural equation modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the impacts of colonialism and discrimination on the history of language assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the use of AI in writing evaluation, plagiarism and cheating detection, and other assessment contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSure to become a standard text for the next generation of applied linguistics students, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics, language assessment, TESOL, second language acquisition, and language policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 1 Fundamental Considerations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How to Conceptualize and Implement a Language Assessment 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLyle F. Bachman and Barbara Damböck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Learning-Oriented Language Assessment 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Enos Purpura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Assessing Integrated Skills 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlister Cumming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Dynamic Assessment in the Classroom 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew E. Poehner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Designing Evaluations for Validation of Language Assessments 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol A. Chapelle, Erik Voss, and Haeun Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Fairness and Justice in Language Assessment 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntony John Kunnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Statistics and Software for Test Revisions 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYo In’nami and Rie Koizumi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Language Assessment and Artificial Intelligence 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Voss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 2 Assessing Language Skills and Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Assessing Listening 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElvis Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Assessing Speaking 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry O’Sullivan Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Assessing Reading 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Grabe and Xiangying Jiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Assessing Writing 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCecilia Guanfang Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Assessing the Linguistic Resources of Meaningful Communication 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Enos Purpura and Saerhim Oh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Assessing Vocabulary 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Assessing Pronunciation 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTalia Isaacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Assessing Interactional Competence and Pragmatics 230\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarsten Roever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 3 Assessment Development and Evaluation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Assessing English as a Lingua Franca 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Jenkins and Constant Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Scenario- Based Language Assessment 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeidi Liu Banerjee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Adapting or Developing Source Materials for Listening and Reading Tests 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Automated Writing Assessment and Feedback 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Cushing and Sha Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 4 Assessment Contexts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Classroom-Based Assessment Issues for Language Teacher Education 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eConstant Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Assessment of Young Language Learners 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMikyung Kim Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Monitoring Progress in the Classroom 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew E. Poehner and Rama Mathew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Diagnostic Assessment Feedback in the 21st- Century Technology-Rich Classroom 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEunice Eunhee Jang, Maryam Wagner, Liam Hannah, and Hyunah Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Evolution and Future Trends in Tests of English for University Admissions 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXiaoming Xi, Brent Bridgeman, and Cathy Wendler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Assessing Health and Other Professionals 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynda Taylor and John Pill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Acoustic and Temporal Analysis for Assessing Speaking 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOkim Kang and Lucy Pickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 5 Assessment for Immigration and Citizenship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Language Testing for Residence and Citizenship in Europe: Justifications, Consequences, and Debates 401\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCecilie Hamnes Carlsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Language Assessment for Immigration in Australia: Test- Policy- Discourse Entanglements and Their Ethical Implications 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKellie Frost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 U.S. Immigration, Citizenship, and the Naturalization Test: Policies and practices 432\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntony John Kunnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 6 Qualitative Research Methods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Introspective Methods 453\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiyuki Sasaki and Yuhang Hu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Test-Taking Strategies 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYuyang Cai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Consequences, Impact, and Washback 496\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiying Cheng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Language Testing in the Dock 509\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlenn Fulcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 7 Quantitative Research Methods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Historical Overview of Classical Theory: Reliability 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Dean Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Classical Test Theory – Reliability 541\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYasuyo Sawaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Score Interpretations in Language Assessment 555\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIkkyu Choi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Practical Uses of EFA and SEM for Language Assessment Researchers 570\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary J. 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