TY  - BOOK
AU  - McNamara,T.F.
TI  - Language testing
T2  - Oxford introductions to language study
SN  - 0194372227
AV  - P53.4 .M348 2000
U1  - 418.0076 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Oxford [England], New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Examinations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-130); Section 1. Survey. 1. Testing, testing ... What is a language test? -- 2. Communication and the design of language tests -- 3. The testing cycle -- 4. The rating process -- 5. Validity: testing the test -- 6. Measurement -- 7. The social character of language tests -- 8. New directions-and dilemmas? --- Section 2. Readings --- Section 3. References --- Section 4:  Glossary
N2  - This book offers a succinct theoretical introduction to the basic concepts in language testing in a way that is easy to understand. In the Japanese context, this book is highly recommended for university faculty members involved in obtaining assessment literacy, teachers who want to validate their exploratory teaching and testing, or applied linguistics students new to the language testing field. The book is divided into four main sections. The first provides an overview of the principles of language testing. The next contains short extracts from the testing literature with questions which stimulate further thinking. Section 3 is a list of references with brief annotations and Section 4 a glossary of referenced testing terms
ER  -