1 Assessing young language learners: Construct, method and context 2 Working towards an integrative conceptualization of strategic competence: A review of literature 3 Instrument development for assessing oral strategic competence of young language learners: Considerations and methods 4 Validation I: Evaluating, piloting and prototyping 5 Validation II: Field testing 6 Validation III: Synthesis, inferences and decisions 7 Implications and recommendations
Biography
Jun Wang is a lecturer in English language at the School of Languages, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, China. Her research interests include strategic competence, assessing young language learners and speaking assessments.
Yan Jin is a professor of linguistics and applied linguistics at the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Her research focuses on the theory and practice of language testing and assessment, particularly the development and validation of large-scale language tests.
