语言测试要略（英文版）

　　本书是讨论英语测试问题的学术专著，作者L·巴奇曼是加利福尼亚大学应用语言学和香港中文大学英语语言教学专业的教授。《TESOL季刊》和《TESOL期刊》对本书有如下评论：这本书对于从事TESOL（TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages）的教师和学生有重要的价值；这本书是关于衡量语言能力方面的著作的极其重要的补充。本书是一本具有权威性和启发性的语言测试专著。它适用于攻读应用语言学和外语教学理论的硕士生和博士生，同时也适用于专门从事语言测试发展和使用的工作者，作为他们的教学用书和参考书。

暂缺《语言测试要略（英文版）》作者简介

Preface
1
Introduction
The aims of the book
The climate for language testing
Research and development: needs and problems
Research and development: an agenda
Overview of the book
Notes
2 Measurement
Introduction
Definition of terms: measurement, test, evaluation
Essential measurement qualities
Properties of measurement scales
Characteristics that limit measurement
Steps in measurement
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
3
Uses of Language Tests
Introduction
Uses of language tests in educational programs
Research uses of language tests
Features for classifying different types of language test
Summary
Further reading
Discussion questions
4 Communicative Language Ability
Introduction
Language proficiency and communicative competence
A theoretical framework of communicative language
ability
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
5 Test Methods
Introduction
A framework of test method facets
Applications of this framework to language testing
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
6 Reliability
Introduction
Factors that affect language test scores
Classical true score measurement theory
Generalizability theory
Standard error of measurement: interpreting individual
test scores within classical true score and generalizability
theory
Item response theory
Reliability of criterion-referenced test scores
Factors that affect reliability estimates
Systematic measurement error
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
7 Validation
Introduction
Reliability and validity revisited
Validity as a unitary concept
The evidential basis of validity
Test bias
The consequential or ethical basis of validity
Post mortem: face validity
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
8
Some Persistent Problems and Future Directions
Introduction
Authentic language tests
Some future directions
A general model for explaining performance on language
tests
Apologia et prolegomenon
Summary
Notes
Further reading
Discussion questions
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index