【简介】
An Empirical Investigation of the Componentiality of L2 Reading in English for Academic Purposes
This volume reports on a major study to investigate different reading behaviors in English for academic purposes (EAP). A strong focus on close and careful reading at the local level in the teaching and testing of L2 reading means that we have tended to ignore global reading behaviors such as skimming, search reading and scanning. Relatively little is known and understood about how readers process texts quickly and selectively, i.e. expeditiously, so they can extract important information in line with their intended purpose(s) for reading.
The development of the Advanced English Reading Test (AERT) for university students in the Peoples Republic of China under the auspices of the National College English Test Committee provided the vehicle for investigating the nature of different types of expeditious reading at the global level.
Key features of this volume include:
·analysis of the factors involved in EAP reading and its assessment
·description of the methodological procedures that led to the development of the AERT discussion of the results of empirical investigation carried out to establish test validity, both a priori and a posteriori
·conclusions and recommendations for future test development and research.
This volume offers a blueprint for researchers in the field of reading assessment, and it also provides valuable insights into different reading styles for teachers and testers of reading in an additional language, especially reading for academic purposes in higher education.
【出版说明】
语言测试作为语言教学的重要组成部分，一直是社会关注的焦点。近年来，我国学术界对语言测试研究的关注也在逐渐升温。国际上，学者们对语言测试的研究已经达到较高的水平，无论是从理论框架的形成到复杂数学模型的建构及其应用方面都取得了实质性的进展，而且在对有国际影响力的外语考试（如雅思、托福等）的信度、效度的研究方面也取得了不俗的成果，出版了不少优秀的著作。
英国剑桥大学出版社出版的‘Studies in Language Testing”是其中较有影响力的系列之一。丛书由剑桥语言测评中心策划推出，从测试领域的各个研究视角入手，展示了该领域研究的设计、数据收集和数据分析等环节的基础理论与实践操作，反映了测试领域的最新研究动态。
外教社从中精选9种，引进出版。这些图书中，有对语言测试听说读写等方面的效度和质性研究，也有对测试反拨效应及其对教学影响的研究，还有对雅思考试和欧洲语言共同参考框架的分析思考。希望丛书的出版可以为我国语言测试研究领域的发展和创新提供具有借鉴意义的启示，打开更广阔的研究思路。
【目录】
Series Editors note
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Establishing the parameters of EAP reading
Chapter Three
Synthesising the a priori validation data
Chapter Four
Operationalising the specification: test development
Chapter Five
The a posteriori validation of the prototype AERT version 1: quantitative studies
Chapter Six
The a posteriori validation of the prototype AERT version 1: qualitative studies
Chapter Sever
Conclusions and recommendations
References
Appendices
Subject Index
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