Language Testing and Assessment: An Advanced Resource Booksby Fred Davidson (Author), Glenn Fulcher (Author)

The Routledge Applied Linguistics series offers a collection of comprehensive textbooks designed to support students and researchers engaged in advanced study of the English language and applied linguistics.

Each volume leads readers through three core sections that help them explore and develop key themes within the discipline:

• Section A: Introduction – defines essential terms and concepts while strengthening analytical techniques through practical activities.

• Section B: Extension – compiles influential articles, places them within their broader research context, and examines their significance for the field.

• Section C: Exploration – builds on the earlier sections by presenting reflective tasks based on additional material, encouraging deeper engagement and fostering the development of independent research responses.

Across the book, topics are revisited, expanded, connected, and critically examined, with tasks and follow-up questions reinforcing comprehension.

Language Testing and Assessment:

• introduces students to key methods, issues, and debates in language testing and assessment;

• examines how linguistic competence is assessed across diverse groups including children, students, and asylum seekers and considers the purposes and implications of such assessment;

• includes seminal readings from leading figures in the field, such as Michael Canale and Merrill Swain, Michael Kane, Alan Davies, Lee Cronbach and Paul Meehl, and Pamela Moss.

This volume provides a solid foundation for understanding the theories, practices, and challenges involved in evaluating language proficiency.