
Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing
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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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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).
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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
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