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SiLT Volume 29 - now in print
9 October 2009
Examining Reading: Research and practice in assessing second language reading
Hanan Khalifa and Cyril J Weir (2009)
This volume develops a theoretical framework for validating tests of second language reading ability. The framework is then applied through an examination of tasks in Cambridge ESOL reading tests from a number of different validity perspectives that reflect the socio-cognitive nature of any assessment event. The authors show how an understanding and analysis of the framework and its components can assist test developers to operationalise their tests more effectively. As well as providing an up-to-date review of relevant literature on assessing reading, it also offers an accessible and systematic description of the key criteria that differentiate one proficiency level from another when assessing second language reading. The volume will be of interest to examination boards who wish to validate their own reading tests in a systematic and coherent manner, as well as to academic researchers and students in the field of language assessment more generally.
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