Titlebook: Language Testing and Validation; An Evidence-Based Ap Cyril J. Weir Book 2005 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limite

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Introduction or spoken interaction with peers. It demands an understanding of both trait and method. Trait is concerned with the underlying constructs/abilities we wish to measure in students, the . of language testing. Method deals with the . the instmments we develop to provide us with the information about these construct(s).

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Language Testing Past and Presentaches to language teaching and testing over the last century. We will trace some significant events in its history to exemplify the developments in the field during that period (see Weir 2003 for a full history of the CPE).

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After the Test Event: , Validity Evidencessed below in line with the growing consensus that it is a valuable part of a test’s overall validity. When referring to specific reliabilities and in quoting the work of others we will retain the traditional labelling.

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Theory-based Validity in Actionake forward our understanding of language testing and the constructs it attempts to measure (see Chaloub Deville 2003 for a programmatic discussion of the ‘abilities-in language users-in contexts’ participant metaphor perspective).

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2946-2258 nts in theory and practice. This innovative book, by a world authority on language testing, deals with all key aspects of language test design and implementation. It provides a road map to effective testing based on the latest approaches to test validation. A book for all MA students in Applied Ling

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978-1-4039-1189-6Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005