TY - BOOK AU - Kunnan, Antony John. TI - The companion to language assessment SN - 9780470655337 (set) AV - P 53.4 .C738 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Chichester, UK PB - Wiley Blackwell KW - Language and languages KW - sears N1 - Volume I: Abilities, contexts, and learners -- Volume II: Approaches and development -- Volume III: Evaluation, methodology, and interdisciplinary themes -- Volume IV: Assessment around the world N2 - and quantitative, qualitative, and interdisciplinary approaches to evaluation Brings together an international team of scholars under the editorship of Antony John Kunnan, one of the leading lights in this field Available as a four-volume print set or digitally via Wiley Online Library Combines the leading voices and cutting-edge research in a reference work spanning the fields of language teaching and learning, language policy and planning, testing and evaluation, and education Visit www.companiontolanguageassessment.com for sample articles, contributor lists, and more.; case studies of international issues; developmental tools and approaches to assessment; The Companion to Language Assessment provides the most complete and up-to-date coverage of the field today. This state of-the-art reference work explores 140 crucial topics covering assessment in a broad range of contexts. Examines the key issues for practitioners and scholars of language teaching and assessment, their impact on language learners, and specific approaches to assessment employed around the world Organized thematically, chapters explore the contexts where assessment occurs, including learners and their abilities ER -