Chapter 1:Introduction 1
Chapter 2:Key Questions in Language Assessment 11
Chapter 3:The Assessment Instrument,the Respondent,and the Assessment Process 49
Chapter 4:Scoring and Evaluating the Assessment Instrument 91
Chapter 5:The Process of Responding to an Assessment Instrument 115
Chapter 6:Preparing an Assessment Instrument 160
Chapter 7:Assessing Reading Comprehension 211
Chapter 8:Assessing Listening and Speaking 255
Chapter 9:Assessing Written Expression 303
Chapter 10:Taking Stock 358
References 363
Index 387