Language testing : the construction and use of foreign language tests /
Robert Lado
- London : Longman group ltd., c1961.
- xxiii, 389 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents;
Part I: General introduction and theory of the foreign language testing Language Language learning Language testing Variables and strategy of language testing Critical evaluation of tests
Part II: Testing the elements of language Pronunciation: The sound segments Testing recognition of the sound Testing production of the sound segments The testing of stress The testing of intonation The control of the grammatical structure of a foreign language The production of the grammatical structure of a foreign language The vocabulary
Part III: Testing the integrated skills Auditory comprehension Reading comprehension in a foreign language Speaking a foreign language Writing a foreign language The testing of translation Testing the overall control of the language
Part IV: Beyond language How to test cross-cultural understanding Testing the higher values
Part V: Refining and using foreign language tests Norms Validity Reliability Item analysis, equivalent forms, scoring Achievement, diagnostic and aptitude testing Designing experiments in foreign language learning