English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner

Liying Cheng is Associate Professor, and a Director of the Assessment and Evaluation Group, at the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University. Andy Curtis is Director of the English Language Teaching Unit at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, where he is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction within the Faculty of Education.

"The book’s broad coverage and state-of-the-art description of language testing in China will definitely help interested researchers and stakeholders alike better understand Chinese test-takers and shed light on a variety of validation studies, whether Chinese test-takers are involved or not." - Zhi Li, System , System, Volume 40 (2), June 2012

• Foreword, Lyle F. BachmanPrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe EditorsPart I: Setting the Scene 1. The Realities of English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner in China and Beyond, Liying Cheng, Queen’s University, Andy Curtis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong2. The History of Examinations: Why, How, What, and Whom to Select? Liying Cheng, Queen’s UniversityPart II: Validity and Test Validation: Views from Test Designers 3. The National Education Examinations Authority and its English Language Tests, Qingsi Liu, The National Education Examinations Authority4. The National College English Testing Committee, Yan Jin, Shanghai Jiaotong University 5. Developments of English Language Assessment in Public Examinations in Hong Kong, Chee-cheong Choi, Christina Lee, both at The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority 6. The Language Training and Testing Center, Taiwan: Past, Present and Future, Antony John Kunnan, California State University, Los Angeles, Jessica R. W. Wu, The Language Training and Testing CenterPart III: Test Use and Consequences: Views from Test Users—Test Quality: Theoretical/Conceptual Points of ViewTest Quality: Theoretical/Conceptual Points of Views7. From TOEFL pBT to TOEFL iBT: Recent Trends, Research Landscape, and Chinese Learners, David D. Qian, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University8. IELTS: International English Language Testing System, Janna Fox, Carleton University, Andy Curtis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong9. Chinese Test-takers’ Performance and Characteristics on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery, Xiaomei Song, Queen’s University10. The Public English Testing System, Jianda Liu, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies11. The Graduate School Entrance English Examination, Lianzhen He, Zhejiang University12. The General English Proficiency Test, Viphavee Vongpumitch, National Tsing Hua UniversityPart IV: Test Use and Consequences: Views from Test Users—Test Quality: Empirical Studies13. Chinese EFL Learners’ Discoursal Performance in the Cambridge ESOL FCE Speaking Test: Culture-Specific or Test-Driven? Yang Lu, University of Nottingham14. Exploring the Relationship between Chinese University Students’ Attitudes towards the College English Test and their Test Performance, Jing Zhao, The Ohio State University, Liying Cheng, Queen’s University15. Chinese EFL Students’ Perceptions of the Classroom Assessment Environment and their Goal Orientations, Xiaoying Wang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Liying Cheng, Queen’s University 16. Should Proofreading Go? Examining the Selection Function and Washback of the Proofreading Sub-test in the National Matriculation English Test, Luxia Qi, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies17. The Computerized Oral English Test of the National Matriculation English Test, Yongqiang Zeng, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies 18. The Hong Kong Certificate of Education: School-Based Assessment Reform in Hong Kong English Language Education, Chris Davison, The University of New South Wales, Liz Hamp-Lyons, The University of Hong KongPart V: The Link between Test Validity and Validation, and Test Use and the Consequences: Conclusion and Beyond19. The Impact of English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner in China and Beyond, Liying Cheng, Queen’s University, Andy Curtis, The Chinese University of Hong KongList of ContributorsIndex