Title Testing spoken language : a handbook of oral testing techniques / Nic Underhill

Published Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987

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Description vii, 117 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Cambridge handbooks for language teachers Cambridge handbooks for language teachers. Contents Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Aims and resources -- 2. Test types -- 3. Elicitation techniques -- 4. Marking systems -- 5. Test evaluation -- Appendices -- Index Summary This is a practical guide to designing and using oral tests of language ability. It is for teachers, testers, course designers, and educational planners. The organization of this book follows the sequence of stages in which a new testing program would logically be carried out. The book takes the reader through the testing process, giving practical examples and discussing the issues involved at each stage. Testing Spoken Languages removes testing from the realm of the specialist and presents it as an integral part of a language learning program Analysis Great Britain Educational institutions Students Foreign language skills Assessment Tests - For teaching Great Britain Educational institutions Students Foreign language skills Assessment Tests For teaching Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 112-115 Subject English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers. Language and languages -- Ability testing. Language and languages -- Examinations. Language and languages -- Testing. Oral communication -- Ability testing. Oral communication -- Examinations. Oral communication -- Testing. LC no. 86031052 ISBN 0521312760 (paperback) 052132131X

Other Titles Handbook of oral testing techniques

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