This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.
Edited by:
Paula Winke,
Tineke Brunfaut
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367640491
ISBN 10: 036764049X
Series: The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition
Pages: 518
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Perspectives on 'Knowing' a Second Language: What Are We Seeking to Measure? Paula Winke & Tineke Brunfaut PART I: Assessment Concepts for SLA Researchers 2. Validity in Language Assessment Carol A. Chapelle 3. Validating Assessments for Research Purposes Andrea Révész & Tineke Brunfaut 4. Language Proficiency Frameworks and Scales Claudia Harsch & Margaret E. Malone 5. Corpora for Second Language Assessments Dana Gablasova 6. SLA Researcher Assessment Literacy Luke Harding & Benjamin Kremmel PART II: Building Instruments for SLA research 7. Test Design Cycle Anthony Greena & Glenn Fulcher 8. Choosing Test Formats and Task Types Jayanti Banerjee, Santi B. Lestari & Olena Rossi 9. Designing Multiple-Choice Test Items Glyn Jones 10. Likert-Type Scale Construction Aek Phakiti 11. Pilot Testing: Why and How We Trial Rita Green 12. Scoring Approaches: Scales/Rubrics Folkert Kuiken & Ineke Vedder 13. Raters: Behavior and Training John Pill & Cameron Smart PART III: Measuring Individual Differences 14. Measuring Aptitude Karen Roehr-Brackin 15. Measuring Motivation Janina Iwaniec & Karen J. Dunn 16. Measuring Working Memory Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, Alan Juffs & Paula Winke 17. Measuring Anxiety Liying Cheng & Ying Zheng 18. Measuring Willingness to Communicate Peter D. MacIntyre & Samantha Ayers-Glassey PART IV: Measuring language development 19. Measuring Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF) Gabriele Pallotti 20. Measuring Vocabulary Development Benjamin Kremmel & Ana Pellicer-Sanchez 21. Measuring Lexicogrammar Magali Paquot, Stefan Th. Grie & Monique Yoder 22. Measuring Grammar Patti Spinner 23. Measuring Phonology Dustin Crowther 24. Measuring L2 Pragmatics Veronika Timpe-Laughlin & Soo Jung Youn 25. Measuring L2 Reading Eun Hee Jeon & Junko Yamashita 26. Measuring L2 Listening Aaron Olaf Batty 27. Measuring L2 Speaking Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Chihiro Inoue & Nahal Khabbazbashi 28. Measuring L2 Writing Hyung-Jo Yoon & J. Dylan Burton 29. Measuring Implicit and Explicit Learning and Knowledge Daniel R. Isbell & John Rogers 30. Measuring Task-Based Performance Kris Van den Branden 31. Measuring Literary Competences in SLA Amos Paran, Carol Spöettl, Ulla Ratheiser & Kathrin Eberharter 32. Measuring Interactional Competence Evelina D. Galaczi & Lynda B. Taylor 33. Measuring Across Languages and in Multiple Languages Riikka Alanen & Ari Huhta 34. Measuring Intercultural Competence Gila A. Schauer 35. Assessing and Evaluating Language Learning Beyond the Classroom Hayo Reinders & Kathleen Bailey 36. Measuring Language Development Through Self-Assessment Troy L. Cox & Dan P. Dewey PART V: Testing Specific Populations 37. Testing Bi/Multilingual Learners Amanda Brown & Tej K. Bhatia 38. Testing the L2 of Young Learners Ching-Ni Hsieh & Mark Chapman 39. Testing the L2 of Learners with Specific Learning Differences Judit Kormos & Lynda B. Taylor 40. Testing Heritage Language Learners Young-A Son 41. Testing Sign Language Learners Tobias Haug, Eveline Boers-Visker & Beppie van den Bogaerde PART VI: Measurement Principles for SLA Researchers 42. Statistical Modeling of SLA Theories: Connecting Test Performance to Construct Yo In’nami & Akira Murakami 43. Using Equivalent Test Forms in SLA Pretest-Posttest Design Research Yuichi Suzuki & Rie Koizumi 44. Reliability Analyses: Estimating Error Todd H. McKay & Luke Plonsky 45. Measurement Generalizability: Considerations on Reliability and Validity Rob Schoonen SECTION VI: Measurement principles for SLA researchers 42. Statistical modelling of SLA theories: Connecting test performance to construct Yo In'nami, Akira Murakami 43. Using equivalent test forms in SLA pretest-posttest design research Yuichi Suzuki, Rie Koizumi 44. Reliability Analyses: Evaluating Error Todd H. McKay, Luke Plonsky 45. Measurement generalizability: Considerations on reliability and validity Rob Schoonen
Paula Winke is a Professor of Second Language Studies and TESOL at Michigan State University, USA, where she specializes in the assessment of language proficiency for practical uses and the measurement of individual differences for SLA research. Tineke Brunfaut is a Professor of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK, where she specializes in language testing and second language reading and listening.
Reviews for The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing
"""The Handbook of SLA and Language Testing is a wonderful volume that shows how SLA and language testing combined into one transdisciplinary research space has incredible power to move L2 learning theory into solid, new, and exciting grounds. Paula Winke and Tineke Brunfaut's stewardship over the chapters in this volume has given rise to a Handbook that will be read, consulted, and cited for years to come."" --Jamie Schissel, University of North Carolina, USA."
