Title: Assessing Chinese Learners of English
Description: "Assessing Chinese Learners of English gathers research from around the world to better understand a number of perennial issues in English language assessment of Chinese learners. Topics covered in this volume include the issues and challenges in the development and implementation of School-Based Assessment in Hong Kong, the impact of General English Proficiency Test on curriculum in Taiwanese universities, the impact of Cambridge English examinations in mainland China, students' test performances in terms of their communication strategies, interactional competence and lexical knowledge, students' motivation, their attitudes and reactions towards assessment innovations (e.g. automated scoring), assessment policy changes (e.g. formative assessment, project-based group assessment), and teachers' attitudes towards the use of Standard English and Chinese English in assessment. This book will appeal to language testing professionals as well as researchers in the areas of language testing, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and international/comparative education"--
Subjects: English language, study and teaching, English language, ability testing, English language, conversation and phrase books, Second language acquisition, Ability testing, Chinese, Chinese speakers, English language, Languages, Methodology, Study and teaching, Conversation and phrase books, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Acquisition