TY - BOOK AU - Bachman,Lyle F.,‏ AU - Palmer,Adrian S. TI - Language testing in practice: designing and developing useful langauge tests T2 - Oxford applied linguistics SN - 0194371484 U1 - 418.0076 22 PY - 2015/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Language and languages KW - Ability testing KW - BUEsh KW - Examinations KW - Design and construction KW - August 2016 KW - HHUUEENN KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index ; Part One: Conceptual bases of test development; Objectives and expectations -- Test usefulness: qualities of language tests -- Describing tasks: language use in language tests -- Describing language ability: Language use in language tests -- Part Two: Language test development; Overview of test development -- Describing, identifying, and defining -- Developing a plan for the evaluation of usefulness -- Identifying, allocating, and managing resources -- Operationalization: developing test tasks and blueprints -- Preparing effective instructions -- Scoring method -- Language test administration -- Part Three: Illustrative test development projects N2 - Relates language testing practice to views of communicative language teaching and testing. Divided into three sections, this book builds on the theoretical background expounded in Bachman's "Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing", and examines the design, planning, and organization of tests. ER -