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English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner [Hardback]

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Edited by (Queen's University, Canada), Edited by (Anaheim University, USA; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
  • Formāts: Hardback, 304 pages, height x width: 229x152 mm, weight: 720 g, 31 Tables, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 14-Sep-2009
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415994470
  • ISBN-13: 9780415994477
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 304 pages, height x width: 229x152 mm, weight: 720 g, 31 Tables, black and white
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  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415994470
  • ISBN-13: 9780415994477
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'This volume addresses a very timely and important topic, and provides both broad and in-depth coverage of a number of large-scale English tests in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and about the Chinese learner.' Lyle F. Bachman, From the Foreword

Building on current theoretical and practical frameworks for English language assessment and testing, this book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date, relevant picture of English language assessment for students in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and for Chinese learners of English around the world. Written by well-recognized international scholars in language testing, it covers:











the history of tests and testing systems, issues and challenges, and current research in China





both test-designers and test-users points of view on test development and test validation within a range of political, economical, social, and financial contexts in China





theoretical/conceptual perspectives on the use of the English language assessment at different levels, including societal, university, and schools





empirical research related specifically to test development, curricular innovation, and test validation

Given the long history of objective testing and its extensive use in Chinese society, and considering the sheer number of students taking various tests in English in China and elsewhere, an understanding of the impact of English language testing is essential for anyone involved in testing and assessment issues in China and elsewhere in the world. This is a must-read volume for testing and assessment policy makers, curriculum designers, researchers, ESL/EFL materials writers, graduate students, and English language teachers/researchers at all levels.

Recenzijas

"The books broad coverage and state-of-the-art description of language testing in China will definitely help interested researchers and stakeholders alike better understand Chinese test-takers and shed light on a variety of validation studies, whether Chinese test-takers are involved or not." - Zhi Li, System , System, Volume 40 (2), June 2012

Foreword by Lyle F. Bachman x
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvi
The Editors xvii
PART I Setting the Scene 1
1 The Realities of English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner in China and Beyond
3
LIYING CHENG, Queen's University
ANDY CURTIS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2 The History of Examinations: Why, How, What and Whom to Select?
13
LIYING CHENG, Queen's University
PART II Validity and Test Validation: Views from Test Designers 27
3 The National Education Examinations Authority and its English Language Tests
29
QINGSI LIU, The National Education Examinations Authority
4 The National College English Testing Committee
44
YAN JIN, Shanghai Jiaotong University
5 Developments of English Language Assessment in Public Examinations in Hong Kong
60
CHEE-CHEONG CHOI AND CHRISTINA LEE, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
6 The Language Training and Testing Center, Taiwan: Past, Present, and Future
77
ANTONY JOHN KUNNAN, California State University, Los Angeles
JESSICA R.W. WU, The Language Training and Testing Center
PART III Test Use and Consequences: Views from Test-Users-Test Quality: Theoretical/Conceptual Points of View 93
7 From TOEFL pBT to TOEFL iBT: Recent Trends, Research Landscape, and Chinese Learners
95
DAVID D. QIAN, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
8 IELTS: International English Language Testing System
112
JANNA FOX, Carleton University
ANDY CURTIS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9 Chinese Test-takers' Performance and Characteristics on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery
121
XIAOMEI SONG, Queen's University
10 The Public English Test System
132
JIANDA LIU, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
11 The Graduate School Entrance English Examination
145
LIANZHEN HE, Zhejiang University
12 The General English Proficiency Test
158
VIPHAVEE VONGPUMIVITCH, National Tsing Hua University
PART IV Test Use and Consequences: Views from Test-Users—Test Quality: Empirical Studies 173
13 Chinese EFL Learners' Discoursal Performance in the Cambridge ESOL FCE Speaking Test: Culture-Specific or Test-Driven?
175
YANG LU, University of Nottingham
14 Exploring the Relationship between Chinese University Students' Attitudes towards the College English Test and their Test Performance
190
JING ZHAO, The Ohio State University
LIYING CHENG, Queen's University
15 Chinese EFL Students' Perceptions of the Classroom Assessment Environment and their Goal Orientations
202
XIAOYING WANG, Beijing Foreign Studies University
LIYING CHENG, Queen's University
16 Should Proofreading Go? Examining the Selection Function and Washback of the Proofreading Sub-test in the National Matriculation English Test
219
LUXIA QI, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
17 The Computerized Oral English Test of the National Matriculation English Test
234
YONGQIANG ZENG, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
18 The Hong Kong Certificate of Education: School-Based Assessment Reform in Hong Kong English Language Education
248
CHRIS DAVISON, The University of New South Wales
LIZ HAMP-LYONS, The University of Hong Kong
PART V The Link between Test Validity and Validation, and Test Use and the Consequences: Conclusion and Beyond 265
19 The Impact of English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner in China and Beyond
267
LIYING CHENG, Queen's University
ANDY CURTIS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
List of Contributors 274
Index 276
Liying Cheng is Associate Professor, and a Director of the Assessment and Evaluation Group, at the Faculty of Education, Queens University.

Andy Curtis is Director of the English Language Teaching Unit at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, where he is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction within the Faculty of Education.