Assessing Grammar
Assessing Grammar
James E. Purpura
International English
November 2004
Paperback
9780521003445
Paperback
eBook
Product description
A renewed interest in grammar from pedagogical and research perspectives has created the need for new approaches to assessing the grammatical ability of language learners. Assessing Grammar presents a broadened and comprehensive framework of second language grammatical knowledge and uses this as a base to help teachers create their own assessment tools to test students' grammar.
Key features
- Includes an in-depth discussion of how grammar relates to teaching, learning and assessment.
- Provides practical advice for designing tests and scoring procedures.
- Discusses how grammar has been tested in standardized tests and possible future directions.
