Resources

Further Reading

Introduction to Language Assessment

Bachman, L., & Palmer, A. S. (1996). Language Testing in Practice. Oxford University Press.

Cohen, A. (1994). Assessing Language Ability in the Classroom: Second Edition. Heinle & Heinle.

Fulcher, G. & Davidson, F. (2007). Language Testing and Assessment: An Advanced Resource Book. Routledge.

Hughes, A. (2003). Testing for Language Teachers, Second Edition. Cambridge University Press.

Indirect Assessment

Alderson, C.J. (2000). Assessing Reading. Cambridge University Press.

Buck, G. (2001). Assessing Listening. Cambridge University Press.

Purpura, J. (2004). Assessing Grammar. Cambridge University Press.

Direct Assessment

Douglas, D. (2000). Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes. Cambridge University Press.

Luoma, S. (2004). Assessing Speaking. Cambridge University Press.

MacNamara, T. (1996). Measuring Second Language Performance. Addison Wesley Longman.

Weigle, S.C, (2002). Assessing Writing. Cambridge University Press.

Key Ideas in Language Assessment

Alderson, C.J. (2005). Diagnosing Foreign Language Proficiency: The Interface Between Learning and Assessment. Continuum.

Chappuis, S. & Siggins, R. J. (2002). Classroom assessment for learning. Educational Leadership.

Harlen, W. & Winter. J. (2004). The development of assessment for learning: learning from the case of science and mathematics. Language Testing, 21(3). 390-408.

McNamara, T. & Roever, C. (2006). Language Testing the Social Dimension. Wiley-Blackwell.