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Series:   Elements in Language Teaching

Assessment for Language Teaching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2024

Aek Phakiti  and
Constant Leung
Aek Phakiti
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Constant Leung
Affiliation:
King’s College London

Summary

This Element reviews the key foundational concepts, beliefs, and practices underpinning approaches to assessment in English Language Teaching. Exploring major concepts and practices through educational, social, and ethical perspectives, it offers theoretically informed and close-to-practice descriptions and up-to-date explanations of the affordances and limitations of different assessment approaches related to language teaching. This Element presents a cohesive and pragmatic framework that allows teachers to efficiently implement tests and assessments in their contexts.
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language testinglanguage assessmentlanguage assessment literacyclassroom assessmentEnglish language teaching
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Series: Elements in Language Teaching
Online ISBN: 9781108934091
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 30 May 2024

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