Language Assessment and Programme Evaluation

Brian K. Lynch is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University. He has also taught applied linguistics at UCLA and the University of Melbourne, and has worked on English language teaching programmes in China, Mexico, Australia, and the United States.

A unique contribution of interest for language educators ! the volume works as an introduction to prominent concerns and procedures in language assessment and program evaluation. Studies in Second Language Acquisition A comprehensive, non-technical introduction to two rapidly evolving specialist fields. Language Awareness A unique contribution of interest for language educators ! the volume works as an introduction to prominent concerns and procedures in language assessment and program evaluation. A comprehensive, non-technical introduction to two rapidly evolving specialist fields.

• Preface; 1. Introduction: paradigms and purposes; 2. Designing assessment and evaluation; 3. Developing measures of language ability and program effectiveness; 4. Analysing measurement data for assessment and evaluation; 5. Developing interpretivist procedures for language assessment and program evaluation; 6. Analysing interpretivist assessment and evaluation information; 7. Validity and ethics; References.