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998608
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b752978
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Washback in language testing : : research contexts and methods /\ edited by Liying Cheng, Yoshinori J. Watanabe, with Andy Curtis.
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| Publication Statement
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Mahwah, N.J. :: Lawrence Erlbaum,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxi, 237 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0805839860
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: 0805839879
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: 1410609731
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: 9780805839869
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: 9780805839876
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: 9781135642990
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: 9781135643034
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0805839860
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0805839879
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Concepts and Methodology of Washback -- Washback or Backwash: A Review of the Impact of Testing on Teaching and Learning / Liying Cheng and Andy Curtis -- Methodology in Washback Studies / Yoshinori Watanabe -- Washback and Curriculum Innovation / Stephen Andrews -- Washback Studies from Different Parts of the World -- The Effects of Assessment-Driven Reform on the Teaching of Writing in Washington State / Brian Stecher, Tammi Chun, and Sheila Barron -- The IELTS Impact Study: Investigating Washback on Teaching Materials / Nick Saville and Roger Hawkey -- IELTS Test Preparation in New Zealand: Preparing Students for the IELTS Academic Module / Belinda Hayes and John Read -- Washback in Classroom-Based Assessment: A Study of the Washback Effect in the Australian Adult Migrant English Program / Catherine Burrows -- Teacher Factors Mediating Washback / Yoshinori Watanabe -- The Washback Effect of a Public Examination Change on Teachers' Perceptions Toward Their Classroom Teaching / Liying Cheng -- Has a High-Stakes Test Produced the Intended Changes? / Luxia Qi -- The Washback of an EFL National Oral Matriculation Test to Teaching and Learning / Irit Ferman.
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| Abstract
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"Washback" refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological and practical guidance for current and future washback studies.
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English language-- Ability testing.
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English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
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Language and languages-- Ability testing.
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Test-taking skills.
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English language-- Ability testing.
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English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
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Language and languages-- Ability testing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- General.
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Test-taking skills.
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English language-- Ability testing.
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English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers.
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Language and languages-- Ability testing.
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Test-taking skills.
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| Dewey Classification
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428/.0076
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| LC Classification
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PE1128.A2W264 2004eb
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H319clc
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| Added Entry
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Cheng, Liying,1959-
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Curtis, Andy.
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Watanabe, Yoshinori J.,1956-
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