Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline. Section A, Introduction, establishes the key terms and concepts and extends readers' techniques of analysis through practical application. Section B, Extension, brings together influential articles, sets them in context, and discusses their contribution to the field. Section C, Exploration, builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections, setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material. This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them to develop their own research responses. Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader's understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions. Language Testing and Assessment: introduces students to the key methods and debates surrounding language testing and assessment explores the testing of linguistic competence of children, students, asylum seekers and many others in context of the uses to which such research can be put presents influential and seminal readings in testing and assessment by names such as Michael Canale and Merrill Swain, Michael Kane, Alan Davies, Lee Cronbach and Paul Meehl, and Pamela Moss. The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415339476/
I am Professor of Education and Language Assessment at the University of Leicester. Previously, I taught English as a Second Language in Cyprus, Greece and the Gulf. Before coming to Leicester I also taught at the Universities of Surrey and Dundee.
My main interests lie in the field of language testing and educational assessment. To discover more about language testing, you can visit my website at http://languagetesting.info. Here I maintain resources on the subject which complement the content of my books.
I have extensive experience of working on test design and development projects, including the design and creation of test specifications, item/task design and prototyping, item/task review procedures, pre-testing, test analysis and assembly, and the design of both paper and computer delivery systems. I have a particular expertise in the design and development of rating instruments for performance assessments, particularly those in the assessment of speaking and communication. I have also published many research papers in journals such as Language Testing, Applied Linguistics, System and Language Assessment Quarterly and Educational Theory and Philosophy. I also write on the philosophical, ethical and legal aspects of language testing and assessment, including test mandates, political agendas, and legal cases involving test use and interpretation.
Professionally, I have served on the boards of many organizations, such as the International Language Testing Organization (ILTA), of which I was President in 2006. I was Editor of the premier journal Language Testing from 2007 - 2015.
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这本书的实操指导部分,可以说是其最大的亮点之一,其详尽程度令人咋舌。作者似乎将自己多年的教学与研究经验毫无保留地倾注于此,每一个操作步骤、每一个数据处理的细微考量都被记录得清清楚楚。我尤其赞赏作者在案例分析中展现出的那种“去神秘化”的勇气。他并没有挑选那些完美无瑕的、理想化的研究场景,反而大胆地展示了真实研究中常见的陷阱、数据清洗的痛苦过程,以及如何应对那些“不合作”的样本。这对于我们这些正在努力将理论付诸实践的研究生来说,简直是雪中送炭。例如,关于如何设计一个有效的匹兹堡小组讨论(Focus Group)流程,书中不仅给出了标准模板,还细致地分析了不同文化背景下沟通障碍的预防措施,甚至包括了如何处理参会者之间的沉默或过度发言等“软技能”问题。这种将理论深度与实际操作精度完美结合的处理方式,使得这本书的价值远超普通的学术参考书,它更像是一本可以放在实验台上随时翻阅的实战手册。
评分阅读这本书的过程,对我个人学术思维的重塑起到了关键性的作用。它并非简单地传递知识点,而是通过层层递进的论证,强迫读者重新审视自己过往的一些固有假设。我原以为自己对某些评估原则已经有了扎实的理解,但书中对这些原则背后的哲学基础和伦理困境的深入剖析,立刻让我感到汗颜。作者擅长设置“思想陷阱”式的提问,迫使读者跳出舒适区,从批判性的角度去审视既定的标准。书中对“公平性”和“效度”这两个核心概念的探讨尤为精彩,作者将它们置于一个动态的、不断被社会需求重塑的框架中进行考察,而不是将其视为静态的、永恒不变的真理。这种动态的视角极大地拓宽了我的研究视野,让我明白,每一次测试的设计,本质上都是一次复杂的社会、伦理和技术选择的权衡。我感觉自己仿佛完成了一次高强度的智力训练,每一个章节结束后,都需要停下来,仔细消化其中的反思性内容,才能继续前行。
评分从编辑和排版的角度来看,这部作品展现出一种罕见的、对阅读体验的尊重。装帧的耐用性不必多说,它足以承受反复翻阅和标记的磨损。但更重要的是,字体选择和行间距的精确调校,营造了一种既正式又不失亲切感的阅读氛围。特别是在引用外部文献的部分,格式处理得极其规范和一致,这在学术著作中是很难得的,它极大地便利了读者进行交叉参考和深入探究。此外,随书附带的资源链接(虽然我没有实际使用)和索引系统的设计,也体现了出版方的专业水准,确保了查找特定信息的效率。总而言之,这是一本体现了匠人精神的作品,它不仅内容充实,其外在形态和内在结构也都在为读者的学习和研究服务,让人感受到知识的重量和被认真对待的尊重。对于任何严肃的学术工作者而言,它都是书架上不可或缺的、具有持久价值的参考典籍。
评分坦白说,我是在一位资深前辈的强烈推荐下才购入此书的,最初我对它的期望值其实非常高,甚至带有一丝敬畏。然而,真正沉浸其中后,我发现它在某些关键领域的探讨深度,似乎未能完全满足我对“开创性”的期待。书中对基础理论的梳理无可指摘,详尽且全面,对于初学者而言,无疑是一部极佳的入门指南,它搭建了一个坚实的地基。但当我试图寻找一些关于前沿技术,例如基于人工智能的自适应测试构建策略,或者最新的跨文化信效度检验方法时,内容便显得相对保守,更多地停留在对经典范式的巩固和回顾上。这并非是说这些内容不重要,而是当下的学术讨论已经行至更远的疆域,期待能从这样一本厚重的著作中瞥见未来研究的航向。整体而言,它像是一部精心维护的经典藏书,每一页都散发着历史的沉淀与智慧,但对于那些渴望拓宽学科边界的探索者来说,或许需要辅以更具时代前沿性的期刊文献作为补充,以求得视野的平衡。
评分这本书的装帧设计着实让人眼前一亮,那深沉的墨蓝色封皮,配上烫金的书名和作者信息,散发出一种低调而厚重的学术气息。初次翻阅时,我立刻被其清晰的排版和舒适的字体吸引住了。纸张的质感也相当不错,即便是长时间阅读,眼睛也不会感到明显的疲劳。我特别欣赏作者在章节布局上的匠心独运,内容的逻辑层次感极强,从宏观的理论框架到具体的实践案例,过渡得自然而流畅,仿佛一位经验丰富的导师,耐心地引导着学生逐步深入复杂的领域。阅读过程中,我时常能感受到作者在梳理复杂概念时所下的功夫,那些原本晦涩难懂的术语,经过作者精妙的阐释,变得触手可及。例如,在讨论某些评估模型的演变历史时,作者不仅罗列了关键节点,更深入挖掘了驱动这些变革的深层社会和教育背景,使得整个知识体系的构建过程变得有血有肉,而非冷冰冰的理论堆砌。这本书无疑是为那些追求深度和系统性理解的读者量身打造的,它不仅仅是一本工具书,更像是一部深刻反思学科发展脉络的学术史诗,让人在知识的海洋中畅游时,既能感受到学术的严谨,又不失阅读的愉悦。
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