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This book clarifies the concept of impact and related terms, such as washback, evaluation, monitoring and validation, and focuses on the impact of language tests and language programmes on a range of stakeholders, including test-takers, teachers, textbook writers, testers and institutions. First-hand experience is cited from two new impact studies. One analyses the impact of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the second looks at the Progetto Lingue 2000 (Year 2000 Languages Project), a state-school foreign-language education improvement programme undertaken by the Ministry of Education in Italy. The main findings of these studies are presented, as well as theoretical and practical lessons to be learnt from them. The context is the role of impact studies in the test development and validation systems of Cambridge ESOL, the sponsor of both impact studies.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521680972
ISBN-139780521680974
eBay Product ID (ePID)53571173
Product Key Features
Number of Pages246 Pages
Publication NameImpact Theory and Practice : Studies of the Ielts Test and Progetto Lingue 2000
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Study & Teaching
Publication Year2006
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorRoger Hawkey
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesStudies in Language Testing Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2006-281659
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume NumberSeries Number 24
Target AudienceEnglish As a Second Language
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal428.0076
Lc Classification NumberP53.4.H39 2006