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Second language assessment is concerned with procedures and techniques for measuring second language knowledge. Thus, the main focus of the field has been the definition of second language knowledge and the design of assessment procedures that match such definitions. While the field is generally known as ‘language testing’ it is also referred to as language assessment due to the recent trend to use multiple assessment procedures, and not just tests. Language testing/assessment is a dynamic field that holds annual conferences, including the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), publishes a journal, Language Testing, and many of whose practitioners belong to an international organization, the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).
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Shohamy, E. (1997). Second Language Assessment. In: Tucker, G.R., Corson, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4419-3_14
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