Language testing in practice : designing and developing useful language test

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bachman, Lyle F. , 1944- (Author), Palmer, Adrian S. , 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Yor : Oxford University Press , 1996
Series:Oxford applied linguistics
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Objectives and expectations
  • 2. Test usefulness: qualities of language tests
  • 3. Describing tasks: language use in language tests
  • 4. Describing language ability: language use in language tests
  • 5. Overview of test development
  • 6. Describing, identifying, and defining
  • 7. Developing a plan for the evaluation of usefulness
  • 8. Identifying, allocating, and managing resources
  • 9. Operationalization: developing test tasks and blueprints
  • 10. Preparing effective instructions
  • 11. Scoring method
  • 12. Language test administration
  • Illustrative test development projects