Writing English Language Tests

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Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers are concerned with teaching techniques at a practical level. They aim to provide teachers with guidance and assistance in the classroom, and are of great value to the experienced and inexperienced teacher alike. Writing English Language Tests is for all teachers who write tests of English, from the classroom teacher writing for a particular class to the test constructor writing for an examination board. It gives detailed guidance 011 how to write, administer and score test questions, and how to avoid the pitfalls. It outlines the generál principles of language testing, and shows how different types of test questions can be applied to different language areas. The new edition of this well-established title reflects recent developments in language testing techniques, and contains a more comprehensive selection of sample test items from current examinations and tests administered by the major examining bodies. J. B. Heaton is Senior Lecturer and... Tovább

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Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers are concerned with teaching techniques at a practical level. They aim to provide teachers with guidance and assistance in the classroom, and are of great value to the experienced and inexperienced teacher alike. Writing English Language Tests is for all teachers who write tests of English, from the classroom teacher writing for a particular class to the test constructor writing for an examination board. It gives detailed guidance 011 how to write, administer and score test questions, and how to avoid the pitfalls. It outlines the generál principles of language testing, and shows how different types of test questions can be applied to different language areas. The new edition of this well-established title reflects recent developments in language testing techniques, and contains a more comprehensive selection of sample test items from current examinations and tests administered by the major examining bodies. J. B. Heaton is Senior Lecturer and Director of the English Language Unit for Overseas Students at the University of Leeds. He is the author of several books concerned with English as a second or foreign language, and has taught and lectured throughout Europe and Asia. He has had a long association with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and with the Joint Matriculation Board. Vissza