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International Language Test Taking among Young Learners: A Hong Kong Case Study
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Chik, Alice; Besser, Sharon – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2011
Many children around the globe are learning English as a foreign language, especially in Asia. Numbers of participants and development of programs are increasing rapidly, as is a commercial testing movement targeted toward assessing this group of young learners. For example, the popular Cambridge Young Learners English test series has had more…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Language Tests, Program Effectiveness, News Reporting