1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing
This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.
1. Perspectives on 'Knowing' a Second Language: What Are We Seeking to Measure?
Paula Winke & Tineke Brunfaut
PART I: Assessment Concepts for SLA Researchers
2. Validity in Language Assessment
Carol A. Chapelle
3. Validating Assessments for Research Purposes
Andrea Révész & Tineke Brunfaut
4. Language Proficiency Frameworks and Scales
Claudia Harsch & Margaret E. Malone
5. Corpora for Second Language Assessments
Dana Gablasova
6. SLA Researcher Assessment Literacy
Luke Harding & Benjamin Kremmel
PART II: Building Instruments for SLA research
7. Test Design Cycle
Anthony Greena & Glenn Fulcher
8. Choosing Test Formats and Task Types
Jayanti Banerjee, Santi B. Lestari & Olena Rossi
9. Designing Multiple-Choice Test Items
Glyn Jones
10. Likert-Type Scale Construction
Aek Phakiti
11. Pilot Testing: Why and How We Trial
Rita Green
12. Scoring Approaches: Scales/Rubrics
Folkert Kuiken & Ineke Vedder
13. Raters: Behavior and Training
John Pill & Cameron Smart
PART III: Measuring Individual Differences
14. Measuring Aptitude
Karen Roehr-Brackin
15. Measuring Motivation
Janina Iwaniec & Karen J. Dunn
16. Measuring Working Memory
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, Alan Juffs & Paula Winke
17. Measuring Anxiety
Liying Cheng & Ying Zheng
18. Measuring Willingness to Communicate
Peter D. MacIntyre & Samantha Ayers-Glassey
PART IV: Measuring language development
19. Measuring Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF)
Gabriele Pallotti
20. Measuring Vocabulary Development
Benjamin Kremmel & Ana Pellicer-Sanchez
21. Measuring Lexicogrammar
Magali Paquot, Stefan Th. Grie & Monique Yoder
22. Measuring Grammar
Patti Spinner
23. Measuring Phonology
Dustin Crowther
24. Measuring L2 Pragmatics
Veronika Timpe-Laughlin & Soo Jung Youn
25. Measuring L2 Reading
Eun Hee Jeon & Junko Yamashita
26. Measuring L2 Listening
Aaron Olaf Batty
27. Measuring L2 Speaking
Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Chihiro Inoue & Nahal Khabbazbashi
28. Measuring L2 Writing
Hyung-Jo Yoon & J. Dylan Burton
29. Measuring Implicit and Explicit Learning and Knowledge
Daniel R. Isbell & John Rogers
30. Measuring Task-Based Performance
Kris Van den Branden
31. Measuring Literary Competences in SLA
Amos Paran, Carol Spöettl, Ulla Ratheiser & Kathrin Eberharter
32. Measuring Interactional Competence
Evelina D. Galaczi & Lynda B. Taylor
33. Measuring Across Languages and in Multiple Languages
Riikka Alanen & Ari Huhta
34. Measuring Intercultural Competence
Gila A. Schauer
35. Assessing and Evaluating Language Learning Beyond the Classroom
Hayo Reinders & Kathleen Bailey
36. Measuring Language Development Through Self-Assessment
Troy L. Cox & Dan P. Dewey
PART V: Testing Specific Populations
37. Testing Bi/Multilingual Learners
Amanda Brown & Tej K. Bhatia
38. Testing the L2 of Young Learners
Ching-Ni Hsieh & Mark Chapman
39. Testing the L2 of Learners with Specific Learning Differences
Judit Kormos & Lynda B. Taylor
40. Testing Heritage Language Learners
Young-A Son
41. Testing Sign Language Learners
Tobias Haug, Eveline Boers-Visker & Beppie van den Bogaerde
PART VI: Measurement Principles for SLA Researchers
42. Statistical Modeling of SLA Theories: Connecting Test Performance to Construct
Yo In’nami & Akira Murakami
43. Using Equivalent Test Forms in SLA Pretest-Posttest Design Research
Yuichi Suzuki & Rie Koizumi
44. Reliability Analyses: Estimating Error
Todd H. McKay & Luke Plonsky
45. Measurement Generalizability: Considerations on Reliability and Validity
Rob Schoonen
Biography
Paula Winke is a Professor of Second Language Studies and TESOL at Michigan State University, USA, where she specializes in the assessment of language proficiency for practical uses and the measurement of individual differences for SLA research.
Tineke Brunfaut is a Professor of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK, where she specializes in language testing and second language reading and listening.
"The Handbook of SLA and Language Testing is a wonderful volume that shows how SLA and language testing combined into one transdisciplinary research space has incredible power to move L2 learning theory into solid, new, and exciting grounds. Paula Winke and Tineke Brunfaut's stewardship over the chapters in this volume has given rise to a Handbook that will be read, consulted, and cited for years to come."--Jamie Schissel, University of North Carolina, USA.
