Umfang:
xiv, 211 Seiten
ISBN:
9781138118867
Serie:
Routledge research in English for specific purposes
Anmerkung:
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Definition of LAPP and notes on terminology; Overview; A broadened agenda; 1 Scope; The range of LAPP: two stories; Reconceptualizing LAPP activities; The principles of fairness and benefit; Assessments for professionals; Assessments for laypeople; Boundaries in LAPP: domains and users; Conclusion; 2 Construct; Four dimensions of 'construct'; Contextualizing 'construct'; Layers of context embedded in operationalized constructs
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Sampling from LAPP Codes of RelevanceConclusion; 3 Needs; Introduction; Needs analysis; Example needs analysis for test development purposes -- the Occupational English Test; Conclusion; 4 Development; Introduction; From needs analysis to test blueprint/test specifications; Developing scoring criteria for ESP assessments; Trialling of test materials; Setting standards on language tests for the workplace; Operational use; Conclusion; 5 Validity; Introduction; Inferences in a validity argument for ESP assessments; A framework for validation of language assessments for professional purposes
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Using the framework for validation of language assessments for professional purposesConclusion; 6 Policy; Assessment uses and their mandates; Professional assessments: use, risk and responsibility; Layperson assessments: uses, risk and responsibility; Policy evaluation; Conclusion; Conclusion; A broadened agenda -- revisited; Tools, theories and concepts; Expert systems and standard language cultures; Index
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Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-429-34038-3
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
