From Testing to Assessment: English An International Language

By Kate Parry and Clifford Hill

From Testing to Assessment: English as an International Language provides a critical review of conventional and alternative approaches to the assessment of English literacy skills in various parts of the world. It presents empirical studies conducted in three major settings: in countries such as Japan and Brazil where English functions as the language of international commernce; in multilingual countries such as Nigeria and Zimbabwe where English is the national language of education and government; and in such countries as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States where English is the dominant language.

The book opens with a discussion of language assessment in relation to debates about the nature of literacy; it concludes with a discussion of policy implications, which is grounded in literacy theory as well as in practical constraints such as available human and material resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582218853
• ISBN13: 9780582218857
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"