Changing Communicative Needs, Revised Assessment Objectives
Testing English as an International Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23372575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suresh Canagarajah (0000-0002-1292-2366, City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 229-242 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Assessment Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1543-4303 • E-ISSN: 1543-4311 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15434311laq0303_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2160276526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 88 |
| References cited | 24 |
Postmodern globalization requires that students strive for competence in a repertoire of English varieties as they shuttle between multilingual communities. From this perspective, the current debate becomes irrelevant regarding whether local varieties or dominant varieties (British/American) be used in international proficiency tests. Because it is unwise to define proficiency based on a single variety and because it is impossible to teach or measure proficiency in many varieties simultaneously, we have to consider revising the dominant paradigms of assessment. The changing pedagogical priorities suggest that we have to move away from a reliance on discrete-item tests on formal grammatical competence and develop instruments that are sensitive to performance and pragmatics. In effect, assessment would focus on strategies of negotiation, situated performance, communicative repertoire, and language awareness.
Communicative language teaching · Language assessment · Language education · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 79 |