Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing: Rethinking Validity in Theory and

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This innovative, timely text introduces the theory and research of critical approaches to language assessment, foregrounding ethical and socially contextualized concerns in language testing and language test validation in today's globalized world.

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This innovative, timely text introduces the theory and research of critical approaches to language assessment, foregrounding ethical and socially contextualized concerns in language testing and language test validation in today's globalized world. The editors bring together diverse perspectives, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and empirical work on this subject that speak to concerns about social justice and equity in language education, from languages and contexts around the world – offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues and field-advancing suggestions for research projects. This book offers a fresh perspective on language testing that will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy, education, and related fields – as well as language program administrators.

Author Biography

M. Rafael Salaberry is Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Humanities in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures at Rice University (USA).Albert Weideman is Professor of Applied Language Studies and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State (South Africa).Wei-Li Hsu is a Lecturer at the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication, at Rice University (USA).

Table of Contents

List of contributorsPART I THE ETHICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION OF VALIDITYChapter 1: Contexts, constructs, and ethicsM. Rafael Salaberry and Albert WeidemanChapter 2: Validity and validation: an alternative perspectiveAlbert Weideman and Bart DeygersPART II AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT PROMPTED BY TEST ADEQUACY Chapter 3: The racializing power of language assessmentsCasey RichardsonChapter 4: "It's not their English": narratives contesting the validity of a high-stakes testGordon Blaine West and Bala ThiruchelvamChapter 5: The ethical potential of L2 portfolio assessment: a critical perspective reviewMitsuko SuzukiPART III SOCIOINTERACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ASSESSMENTChapter 6: Portfolio assessment: facilitating language learning in the wildElisa Räsänen and Piibi-Kai KivikChapter 7: The role of an inscribed object in a German classroom-based paired speaking assessment: does the topic card elicit the targeted speaking and interactional competencies?Katharina Kley Chapter 8: L1–L2 speaker interaction: affordances for assessing repair practicesKatharina Kley, Silvia Kunitz and Meng Yeh Chapter 9: Yardsticks for the future of language assessment: disclosing the meaning of measurementAlbert WeidemanIndex

Details ISBN1032471751 Author Wei-Li Hsu Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781032471754 Format Paperback Subtitle Rethinking Validity in Theory and Practice Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Wei-Li Hsu AU Release Date 2023-11-21 NZ Release Date 2023-11-21 Illustrations 9 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white Publication Date 2023-11-24 Alternative 9781032471778 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education UK Release Date 2023-11-24 ISBN-10 1032471751 Imprint Routledge Pages 240 DEWEY 418.0076 We've got this

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