Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Published on 24. November 2023
248 pages
978-1-000-99434-6 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative, timely text introduces the theory and research of critical approaches to language assessment, foregrounding ethical and socially contextualized concerns in language testing and language test validation in today's globalized world.
The editors bring together diverse perspectives, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and empirical work on this subject that speak to concerns about social justice and equity in language education, from languages and contexts around the world - offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues and field-advancing suggestions for research projects.
This book offers a fresh perspective on language testing that will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy, education, and related fields - as well as language program administrators.
The editors bring together diverse perspectives, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and empirical work on this subject that speak to concerns about social justice and equity in language education, from languages and contexts around the world - offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues and field-advancing suggestions for research projects.
This book offers a fresh perspective on language testing that will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy, education, and related fields - as well as language program administrators.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
9 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-99434-6 (9781000994346)
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M. Rafael Salaberry | Albert Weideman | Wei-Li Hsu
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Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice
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M. Rafael Salaberry | Albert Weideman | Wei-Li Hsu
Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice
Book
11/2023
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.40
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
M. Rafael Salaberry is Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Humanities in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures at Rice University (USA).
Albert Weideman is Professor of Applied Language Studies and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State (South Africa).
Wei-Li Hsu is a Lecturer at the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication, at Rice University (USA).
Albert Weideman is Professor of Applied Language Studies and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State (South Africa).
Wei-Li Hsu is a Lecturer at the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication, at Rice University (USA).
Content
List of contributors
PART I THE ETHICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION OF VALIDITY
Chapter 1: Contexts, constructs, and ethics
M. Rafael Salaberry and Albert Weideman
Chapter 2: Validity and validation: an alternative perspective
Albert Weideman and Bart Deygers
PART II AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT PROMPTED BY TEST ADEQUACY
Chapter 3: The racializing power of language assessments
Casey Richardson
Chapter 4: "It's not their English": narratives contesting the validity of a high-stakes test
Gordon Blaine West and Bala Thiruchelvam
Chapter 5: The ethical potential of L2 portfolio assessment: a critical perspective review
Mitsuko Suzuki
PART III SOCIOINTERACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT
Chapter 6: Portfolio assessment: facilitating language learning in the wild
Elisa Raesaenen and Piibi-Kai Kivik
Chapter 7: The role of an inscribed object in a German classroom-based paired speaking assessment: does the topic card elicit the targeted speaking and interactional competencies?
Katharina Kley
Chapter 8: L1-L2 speaker interaction: affordances for assessing repair practices
Katharina Kley, Silvia Kunitz and Meng Yeh
Chapter 9: Yardsticks for the future of language assessment: disclosing the meaning of measurement
Albert Weideman
Index
PART I THE ETHICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION OF VALIDITY
Chapter 1: Contexts, constructs, and ethics
M. Rafael Salaberry and Albert Weideman
Chapter 2: Validity and validation: an alternative perspective
Albert Weideman and Bart Deygers
PART II AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT PROMPTED BY TEST ADEQUACY
Chapter 3: The racializing power of language assessments
Casey Richardson
Chapter 4: "It's not their English": narratives contesting the validity of a high-stakes test
Gordon Blaine West and Bala Thiruchelvam
Chapter 5: The ethical potential of L2 portfolio assessment: a critical perspective review
Mitsuko Suzuki
PART III SOCIOINTERACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENT
Chapter 6: Portfolio assessment: facilitating language learning in the wild
Elisa Raesaenen and Piibi-Kai Kivik
Chapter 7: The role of an inscribed object in a German classroom-based paired speaking assessment: does the topic card elicit the targeted speaking and interactional competencies?
Katharina Kley
Chapter 8: L1-L2 speaker interaction: affordances for assessing repair practices
Katharina Kley, Silvia Kunitz and Meng Yeh
Chapter 9: Yardsticks for the future of language assessment: disclosing the meaning of measurement
Albert Weideman
Index
