Table of Contents
Preface v
Introduction to the handbook series Karlfried Knapp Gert Antos vii
1 The handbook of second language assessment Dina Tsagari Jayanti Banerjee 1
I Conceptual foundations of second language assessment
2 Purposes of assessment Liz Hamp-Lyons 13
3 Standards and frameworks Glenn Fulcher 29
4 Norm-referenced vs. criterion-referenced approach to assessment Yasuyo Sawaki 45
5 Quality factors in language assessment Xiaoming Xi Larry Davis 61
6 The impact of language assessment Nick Saville Hanan Khalifa 77
II Assessing second language skills/areas
7 Assessing listening Tineke Brunfaut 97
8 Assessing reading Fabiana M. MacMillan 113
9 Assessing speaking Talla Isaacs 131
10 Assessing writing Thomas Eckes Anika Müller-Karabil Sonja Zimmermann 147
11 Assessing pragmatic competence Kirby C. Grabowski 165
12 Assessing intercultural competence Gila Schauer 181
13 Fluency in second language assessment Nivja H. de Jong 203
14 Translation and interpretation skills June Eyckmans Philippe Anckaert Winibert Segers 219
III Second language asessment contexts
15 Assessment in educational settings Karmen Pizorn Ari Huhta 239
16 Learning-oriented assessment in second and foreign language classrooms Carolyn E. Turner James E. Purpura 255
17 Dynamic Assessment in the language classroom Matthew E. Poehner Paolo Infante 275
18 Language assessment for the workplace Ute Knoch Susy Macqueen 291
19 Language assessment and analysis for immigration, citizenship and asylum Kerry Ryan 309
IV Issues in second language assessment
20 Aligning language assessments to standards and frameworks Spiros Papageorgiou 327
21 Technology and artificial Intelligence in language assessment Alistair Van Moere Ryan Downey 341
22 Assessing young learners Yuko Goto Butler 359
23 Assessing students with learning and other disabilities/special needs Lynda Taylor Natalie Nordby Chen 377
24 'Authorial voice' in the assessment of writing Cecilia Guanfang Zhao 397
25 Teacher assessment literacy and professional development Luke Harding Benjamin Kremmel 413
Biographical notes 429
Index 435
