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BL
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1027209
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b781579
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| Main Entry
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McNamara, T. F., (Timothy Francis),1949-
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| Title & Author
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Language testing : : the social dimension /\ Tim McNamara and Carsten Roever.
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| Publication Statement
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Malden, MA :: Blackwell Pub.,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Language learning. Monograph series
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xv, 292 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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1405155434
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: 9781405155434
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and index.
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| Contents
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Validity and the social dimension of language testing -- The social dimension of proficiency : how testable is it? -- Psychometric approaches to fairness : bias and DIF -- Fairness reviews and codes of ethics -- Language tests and social identity -- Language assessments at school : social values and policy -- Where to from here? : implications for research and training.
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| Abstract
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This text looks at the social aspects of language testing, including the assessment of language use in social settings and the societal consequences of language tests. It considers these issues in relation to language assessment in oral proficiency interviews, and to the assessment of second language pragmatics.
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Language and languages-- Ability testing.
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Fremdsprachenunterricht
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Language and languages-- Ability testing.
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Soziolinguistik
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Sprachtest
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Språkinlärning.
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Tvåspråkighet.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Taalvaardigheid.
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Tests.
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| Dewey Classification
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418.0076
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| LC Classification
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P53.4.M359 2006
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17.42bcl
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17.42.bcl
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HC 5370rvk
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| Added Entry
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Roever, Carsten.
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