Hughes offers practical and realistic guidance on how to create a good test. Backwash the effect of testing on teaching and learning is known as backwash, and can be harmful or bene. Testing for language teachers by arthur hughes alibris. He has been designing and maintaining marketing databases for fortune 500 companies and others for more than a dozen years. This is a must have book for every gradstudent involved in languagetesting or for any teacher interested in improving their own practices. The main objective of this text is to assist language teachers in writing better tests. Testing for language teachers by hughes arthur abebooks. The content is clearly presented and easy to follow. Cambridge core elt applied linguistics testing for language teachers by arthur hughes skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The starting point for this book is the admission that this mistrust is frequently wellfounded. This second edition remains the most practical guide for teachers who want to have a better understanding of the role of testing in language. Isbn 9780521484954 testing for language teachers 2nd. This is a must have book for every gradstudent involved in language testing or for any teacher interested in improving their own practices.
The author defines a good test as one that contains validity, reliability, practicality and a positive reaction. Arthur hughes has 44 books on goodreads with 69553 ratings. Buy, download and read testing for language teachers ebook online in pdf format for iphone, ipad, android, computer and mobile readers. Click on document testing for language teachers arthur hughes. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Few institutions, in my experience, really bother to try to follow the principles in this book, but anyone purporting to try to teach language should. Ability testing, language and languages, examens, engels, taalonderwijs, tests daptitude, langage et langues. Buy a cheap copy of testing for language teachers book by arthur hughes. Testing for language teachers 101 1 linkedin slideshare. The author pays special attention to the effect of testing on teaching. Repeatedly administer final achievement tests and the hopefully increasing scores will indicate the progress being made. Testing for language teachers book by arthur hughes.
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Presentation for eng 667 testing for language teachers 2nd edition arthur hughes. Books by arthur hughes author of testing for language teachers. Dec 17, 2015 discrete point testing refers to the testing of one element at a time, item by item. It cannot be denied that a great deal of language testing is of very poor quality. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the. Dec 12, 2002 testing for language teachers by arthur hughes, 9780521484954, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It has a new chapter on testing young learners and expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability. Testing for language teachers by hughes, arthur, 1941. In the introduction, the books editor charles alderson refers to the discomfort felt by many language. Cambridge language teaching library series by arthur hughes. Review of hughes, arthur 2003 testing for language teachers.
Dec 12, 2002 buy testing for language teachers 2 by hughes, arthur isbn. Testing for language teachers author hughes in pdf. Testing for language teachers by arthur hughes december 2002 skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Elt applied linguistics testing for language teachers by arthur hughes. Jan 28, 1989 testing language proficiency whether you are an esl or foreign language instructor is difficult and misunderstood and most measurements of fluency are terribly inaccurate. It encourages teachers to appreciate factors that affect grammatical. Testing for language teachers cambridge language teaching. Grammar for english language teachers is designed to help practising and trainee teachers to develop their knowledge of english grammar systems. Testing for language teachers by arthur hughes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Arthur hughes testing for language teachers pdf, testing for language.
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