Beschreibung
The main argument posited by the author of this book is that poor testing practices are, more often than not, indications of underlying misconceptions about testing. In the Moroccan EFL context, these misconceptions are mainly attributable to a want in proper formal training in language testing and psychometrics as well as to erroneous assumptions about the nature of language use and language learning. This book provides a better understanding of assessment, defining the terminology relevant to the term, and outlining its multitudinous functions. The nature of language ability or more specifically of communicative language ability is discussed as a theoretical basis for the advent of communicative language testing. A number of other assessment-related issues are reviewed in this book, including test reliability and validity and the concept of washback effect. Given the relevance and centrality of the topic to teaching and learning, the book may prove of interest to individuals with a vested interest in the different sub-fields of Applied Linguistics. It may also be of interest to general readership.
Autorenporträt
Kamilia Elhobz is a Doctoral student at Mohamed V university of Rabat. She is holder of a Master's Degree in Applied Language Studies and Research in Higher Education (Fez, 2012), and of a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Studies (Rabat, 2008). She also received a Certificate of Teaching Aptitude from the École Normale Supérieure of Rabat (2009).
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