Multilingual testing and assessment /

This book addresses the need for research and guidance on testing multilingual students. The author introduces an integrated approach to testing and assessment; provides guidelines for test-writers, teachers and educators; and demonstrates how to use the integrated approach to testing and assessment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Angelis, Gessica (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), De Angelis, Gessica, 1965- (Author)
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter, Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2021]
Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : [2021]
Series:Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 151
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Table of Contents:
  • Multilingual testing and assessment
  • Traditional, holistic and integrated approaches to testing and assessment
  • From bilingual to multilingual education
  • Multilingual education
  • Is functional multilingualism an achievable objective?
  • Multilingual assessment practices in education
  • Developing tests for multilingual populations
  • Assessing multilingual narratives
  • Multilingual narratives: the South Tyrol study
  • Looking ahead
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Multilingual Testing and Assessment
  • 2. Traditional, Holistic and Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment
  • 3. From Bilingual to Multilingual Education
  • 4. Multilingual Assessment Practices in Education
  • 5. Developing Tests for Multilingual Populations
  • 6. Assessing Multilingual Narratives
  • 7. Multilingual Narratives: The South Tyrol Study
  • 8. Looking Ahead
  • References
  • Index