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Farhady, Hossein – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2005
Within the last few decades, there have been multidimensional advancements in language assessment. Some of the advancements have been in the direction of developing theoretical models of the construct of language ability, others in the line of measuring that construct, and still some others toward materializing the outcomes of measuring the…
Descriptors: Models, Applied Linguistics, Language Tests, Psychometrics
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Fox, Janna – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2004
In response to the American Association of Applied Linguistics' presentation of the Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award for extraordinary contributions to the fields of language learning, teaching, and testing in May 2004, Merrill Swain described her own work as "moving in cycles of research, theory and practice." These "spirals" ("cycles…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Immersion Programs, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education