The Sociocultural Activity of High Stakes Standardised Language Testing TOEIC Washback in a South Korean Context /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Booth, Dawn Karen (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: English Language Education, 12
• Θέματα: Assessment.; Language and education.; Applied linguistics.; Language policy.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.; Language Policy and Planning.

This book explores the influence of high stakes standardised testing within the context of South Korea. South Korea is regarded as a shining example of success in educational achievement and, as this book reveals, pressurised standardised testing has been a major contributing factor to its success....

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1.Introduction
• 2. South Korea
• 3. The TOEIC
• 4. Washback
• 5. Learning: A Social Perspective
• 6. Case Studies: Overview
• 7. Student Test Activity: Majors Other than English
• 8. Student Test Activity: English Majors
• 9. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
• 10. Washback Activity: At the Micro Level
• 11. Expanding the Concept of Washback
• Appendices.