{"product_id":"the-concise-companion-to-language-assessment-isbn-9781394179596","title":"The Concise Companion to Language Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e provides a state-of-the-art overview of the crucial areas of language assessment, teaching, and learning. Edited by one of the foremost scholars in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion\u003c\/i\u003e combines newly commissioned articles on innovations in assessment with a selection of chapters from \u003ci\u003eThe Companion to Language Assessment,\u003c\/i\u003e the landmark four-volume reference work first published in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in eight themes, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion\u003c\/i\u003e addresses a broad range of language assessment methods, issues, and contexts. Forty-five chapters cover assessment conceptualization, development, research, and policy, as well as recent changes in language assessment technology, learning-oriented assessment, teacher-based assessment, teacher assessment literacy, plurilingual assessment, assessment for immigration, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the past, present, and future possibilities of the dynamic field, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains dedicated chapters on listening, speaking, reading writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, intercultural competence, and other language skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes fundamental assessment design and scoring guidelines, as well as advanced concepts in scenario-based assessment and automated performance scoring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides insights on different assessment environments, such as classrooms, universities, employment, immigration, and healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers various qualitative and quantitative research methods, including introspective methods, classical reliability, and structural equation modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the impacts of colonialism and discrimination on the history of language assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the use of AI in writing evaluation, plagiarism and cheating detection, and other assessment contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSure to become a standard text for the next generation of applied linguistics students, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics, language assessment, TESOL, second language acquisition, and language policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 1 Fundamental Considerations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How to Conceptualize and Implement a Language Assessment 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLyle F. Bachman and Barbara Damböck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Learning-Oriented Language Assessment 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Enos Purpura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Assessing Integrated Skills 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlister Cumming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Dynamic Assessment in the Classroom 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew E. Poehner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Designing Evaluations for Validation of Language Assessments 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol A. Chapelle, Erik Voss, and Haeun Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Fairness and Justice in Language Assessment 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntony John Kunnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Statistics and Software for Test Revisions 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYo In’nami and Rie Koizumi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Language Assessment and Artificial Intelligence 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Voss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 2 Assessing Language Skills and Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Assessing Listening 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElvis Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Assessing Speaking 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry O’Sullivan Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Assessing Reading 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Grabe and Xiangying Jiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Assessing Writing 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCecilia Guanfang Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Assessing the Linguistic Resources of Meaningful Communication 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Enos Purpura and Saerhim Oh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Assessing Vocabulary 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Assessing Pronunciation 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTalia Isaacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Assessing Interactional Competence and Pragmatics 230\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarsten Roever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 3 Assessment Development and Evaluation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Assessing English as a Lingua Franca 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Jenkins and Constant Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Scenario- Based Language Assessment 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeidi Liu Banerjee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Adapting or Developing Source Materials for Listening and Reading Tests 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Automated Writing Assessment and Feedback 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Cushing and Sha Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 4 Assessment Contexts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Classroom-Based Assessment Issues for Language Teacher Education 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eConstant Leung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Assessment of Young Language Learners 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMikyung Kim Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Monitoring Progress in the Classroom 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew E. Poehner and Rama Mathew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Diagnostic Assessment Feedback in the 21st- Century Technology-Rich Classroom 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEunice Eunhee Jang, Maryam Wagner, Liam Hannah, and Hyunah Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Evolution and Future Trends in Tests of English for University Admissions 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXiaoming Xi, Brent Bridgeman, and Cathy Wendler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Assessing Health and Other Professionals 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynda Taylor and John Pill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Acoustic and Temporal Analysis for Assessing Speaking 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOkim Kang and Lucy Pickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 5 Assessment for Immigration and Citizenship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Language Testing for Residence and Citizenship in Europe: Justifications, Consequences, and Debates 401\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCecilie Hamnes Carlsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Language Assessment for Immigration in Australia: Test- Policy- Discourse Entanglements and Their Ethical Implications 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKellie Frost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 U.S. Immigration, Citizenship, and the Naturalization Test: Policies and practices 432\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntony John Kunnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 6 Qualitative Research Methods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Introspective Methods 453\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiyuki Sasaki and Yuhang Hu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Test-Taking Strategies 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYuyang Cai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Consequences, Impact, and Washback 496\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiying Cheng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Language Testing in the Dock 509\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlenn Fulcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 7 Quantitative Research Methods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Historical Overview of Classical Theory: Reliability 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Dean Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Classical Test Theory – Reliability 541\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYasuyo Sawaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Score Interpretations in Language Assessment 555\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIkkyu Choi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Practical Uses of EFA and SEM for Language Assessment Researchers 570\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary J. Ockey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Item Response Theory in Language Assessment 588\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShangchao Min and Lianzhen He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Many-Facet Rasch Analysis for Evaluating Second Language Tests 602\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKhaled Barkaoui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Psychometric Considerations for a Computerized Adaptive Language Test 619\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven W. Nydick, J.R. Lockwood, and Mancy Liao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme 8 The Role of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Computer-Assisted Language Testing 637\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuslan Suvorov, Yasin Karatay, and Volker Hegelheimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Computer-Adaptive Language Testing: Focus on Language Issues 649\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRamsey Cardwell, Ben Naismith, and Micheline Chalhoub-Deville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Automated Writing Evaluation 661\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJill Burstein and Yigal Attali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Detecting Plagiarism and Cheating 671\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArdeshir Geranpayeh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 681\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTONY JOHN KUNNAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialist in language assessment research who has held academic positions in many universities including ones in Bangalore, Los Angeles, Yerevan, Taichung, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau. He has published widely on various topics including validation and fairness and policy and practice for immigration and citizenship. His most recent authored book is \u003ci\u003eEvaluating Language Assessments\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2018. He was the founding Editor of \u003ci\u003eLanguage Assessment Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, the founding President of the Asian Association for Language Assessment, and the past President of the International Language Testing Association. In 2024, he was awarded the Cambridge-ILTA Distinguished Achievement Award in language assessment.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA state-of-the-art overview of the critical areas of language assessment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dynamic field of language assessment has a tangible impact on the lives of language learners. Consequently, modern assessment approaches must continue to evolve to meet the needs of first- and second-language learners in our increasingly globalized world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e combines newly commissioned articles on recent innovations in assessment with an expertly curated selection of chapters from \u003ci\u003eThe Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e, the landmark four-volume reference work first published a decade ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized around eight themes, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion\u003c\/i\u003e examines a broad range of language assessment topics, from fundamental assessment methods to cutting-edge AI implementations. In forty-five chapters, both established and newer scholars discuss assessment conceptualization, development, research, and policy, as well as developments in independent and integrated language skills assessment, learning-oriented assessment, teacher-based assessment, assessment for immigration and citizenship, and psychometric and technological contributions to assessment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing multiple assessment environments, including classrooms, universities, employment, and Immigration and citizenship, \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Companion to Language Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses and researchers and policy makers in applied linguistics, language assessment, TESOL, second language acquisition, and language policy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990194077925,"sku":"NP9781394179596","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394179596.jpg?v=1761786866","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-concise-companion-to-language-assessment-isbn-9781394179596","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}