Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-Age Learners

by Shelagh Rixon and Szilvia Papp

The volume reflects on how learners' L2 development between the ages of 6 and 16 can be coherently described and their L2 assessment defined in terms of socio-cognitive validity. There is particular focus on the theoretical foundations, language competence model, development and validation framework, and evaluation and review processes to provide evidence for the validity of the Cambridge English family of assessments for children and teenagers. Academics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316638200
• ISBN13: 9781316638200
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 858 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"