1. Classroom Assessment and a Learning-oriented Approach to Language Testing
Assessing Speaking - Current and Future Perspectives - Fumiyo Nakatsuhara
Fumiyo Nakatsuhara [+]
University of Bedfordshire
Fumiyo Nakatsuhara is Reader in Language Assessment at CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire.
Vivien Berry [+]
British Council
Vivien Berry is Senior Researcher in Language Assessment at the British Council.
Chihiro Inoue [+]
University of Bedfordshire
Chihiro Inoue is Associate Professor in Language Assessment and the Ethics Lead at CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire.
Nahal Khabbazbashi [+]
University of Bedfordshire
Nahal Khabbazbashi is Senior Lecturer in Language Assessment at CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire.
Description
Chapter 1 describes a range of classroom assessment practices in various educational contexts (e.g. School-based assessment in Hong Kong, KEPT in Japan) as well as learning-oriented approaches to language testing taken by international and national language examination boards (e.g. Cambridge English, Trinity, Eiken Foundation of Japan, Language Training and Testing Center in Taiwan).