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Measuring Across Languages and in Multiple Languages (2021)
Alanen, Riikka; Huhta, Ari (2021). Measuring Across Languages and in Multiple Languages. In Winke, Paula; Brunfaut, Tineke (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing (pp. 349-358). New York: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781351034784-37
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All authors or editors: Alanen, Riikka; Huhta, Ari
Parent publication: The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing
Parent publication editors: Winke, Paula; Brunfaut, Tineke
ISBN: 978-1-138-49068-0
eISBN: 978-1-351-03478-4
Publication year: 2021
Pages range: 349-358
Number of pages in the book: 542
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: New York
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351034784-37
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Abstract
Language testing researchers and SLA researchers share an interest in finding the most reliable and valid ways to model language development, even though the goals and methods, as well as the conceptualization of the issues involved, are somewhat different across the two fields. This chapter discusses the use of language proficiency tests and scales for multiple languages and critically examines them in light of what is known about the use and development of languages in general from an SLA research perspective. It showcases currently existing language test systems that use a common scale and other assessment instruments for multiple languages, discussing some of the major challenges and issues in developing such cross-language testing systems and what those challenges and issues mean for SLA researchers who use the tests.
Keywords: second language; language skills; language acquisition; language tests; comparative research
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