Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing

<p>This <em>Handbook</em> with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The <em>Handbook</em> also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics backgrounds and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics cognitive science psychology psycholinguistics psychometrics educational measurement and social psychology. The <em>Handbook</em> is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers (2) Building instruments for SLA research (3) Measuring individual differences (4) Measuring language development (5) Testing specific populations and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers. </p>