Changing Language Assessment

The book "Changing Language Assessment" offers a comprehensive analysis of language assessment, testing, and evaluation by compiling fifteen original empirical studies from various international contexts. It highlights the central role of language assessment in the development and implementation of language and education policies at the national level. The authors examine the positive and negative impacts of different testing approaches on learning outcomes and individual language learning. This scholarly work is aimed at researchers in the field of applied linguistics and language education, teacher trainees, as well as professionals, educational institutions, and test developers who are addressing the challenges and opportunities of language assessment.