Assessing Vocabulary

by John Read

Book Overview

The study of vocabulary is a flourishing area in applied linguistics and language teaching, which is creating a need for new approaches to vocabulary assessment. This volume presents a framework that expands the traditional concept of a vocabulary test to cover a range of procedures for assessing the vocabulary knowledge of second language learners. These procedures can be useful for addressing practical assessment needs, as well as providing tools...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521627419
• ISBN13: 9780521627412
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"