Research Into the Assessment of School-Age Language Learners

Bibliographic Data

ID24220934
AuthorsPenny Mckay
Year2005
Volume25
Pages243-263
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Applied Linguistics (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-1905 • E-ISSN: 1471-6356
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0267190505000139
OpenAlexW1490475249
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

This chapter describes recent research into the assessment of school-age language learners in both second language and foreign language situations. The review is organized under five areas of research endeavor: the standards movement and its impact on second language learners in schools; large-scale content-based assessment and ways to counteract its negative impact on second language learners; investigations of academic language proficiency; explorations of classroom assessment; and young learner assessment. These areas of research are interrelated but sufficiently distinct to be addressed under separate headings. References to current research from various countries around the world are included, and suggested directions for further research are given.

academic language proficiency · classroom assessment · foreign language learners · Language assessment · large-scale testing · second language learners · standards movement · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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