Assessing English proficiency for university study
By: Read, John
Material type: BookPublisher: Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, c2015.Description: xvii, 252 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780230285163Subject(s): Communicative competence -- Testing | Communicative competence -- Social aspects | English language -- Ability testing | Language and culture -- Study and teaching | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & TeachingDDC classification: 428.0076Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 428.0076 RE AS (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 11/09/2021 | T0029042 |
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428.0076 OC FO Focus on IELTS | 428.0076 OF FI Official IELTS practice materials 2. | 428.0076 PI AP AP English language & composition, 2017-2018 | 428.0076 RE AS Assessing English proficiency for university study | 428.0076 RO BR Bridge to IELTS : pre-intermediate - intermediate band 3.5 to 4.5, workbook / | 428.0076 SA IE IELTS preparation and practice : listening and speaking / | 428.0076 SA IE IELTS preparation and practice : reading and writing : academic module / |
"English-medium institutions around the world face challenges in coping with the diverse language backgrounds of their students. This book focuses on strategies and procedures for assessing the academic language ability of incoming students so that those with significant needs can have opportunities to enhance their language skills. It draws upon a variety of contexts, with a particular focus on initiatives at universities in Australia and New Zealand to introduce post-entry language assessment (PELA) programmes. The book discusses the relative merits of the constructs of academic language proficiency and academic literacies as the basis for the assessment and also considers the diagnostic nature of such assessments. On a practical level, there is a wealth of advice on appropriate test formats, and a framework for evaluating the validity of assessments of this kind. It will be of great interest to academics and administrators concerned with the quality of teaching and learning in their institutions, as well as lecturers and tutors in EAP and academic learning programmes".
1. The Context: Students in English-medium Universities2. Post-entry Language Assessments in Australia 3. The DELNA Programme at the University of Auckland 4. Post-entry Assessments in Other Countries5. The Case for Introducing a Post-entry Assessment6. Defining and Assessing Academic Language Proficiency7. Defining and Assessing Academic Literacy8. A Diagnostic Perspective on Post-entry Assessment 9. The Design of Academic English Assessments10. The Validation of a Post-entry AssessmentPostscript.