TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alston,Linda
AU  - Cliff,Alan
AU  - Drennan,Laura
AU  - Dyk,Tobie van
AU  - Graham,Marien
AU  - Kotzé,Herculene
AU  - Murre,Piet
AU  - Myburgh-Smit,Jo-Mari
AU  - Plessis,Colleen du
AU  - Plessis,Theo du
AU  - Rambiritch,Avasha
AU  - Read,John
AU  - Sebolai,Kabelo
AU  - Steyn,Sanet
AU  - Weideman,Albert
AU  - du Plessis,Theo
TI  - Assessing Academic Literacy in a Multilingual Society: Transition and Transformation 
T2  - New Perspectives on Language and Education
SN  - 9781788926201
AV  - LB1050.46 .A838 2021
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Multilingual Matters
KW  - College preparation programs
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Language arts (Secondary)
KW  - Literacy
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Multilingualism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Reading
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Remedial teaching
KW  - Bilingualism & multilingualism
KW  - Higher & further education, tertiary education
KW  - Republic of South Africa
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; Abbreviations --; Introduction: A Global Perspective on the South African Context --; Part 1: Conceptual Foundations: Policy, Construct, Learning Potential --; 1 Institutional Language Policy and Academic Literacy in South African Higher Education – a Two-pronged or Forkedtongue Approach? --; 2 A Skills-Neutral Approach to Academic Literacy Assessment --; 3 Does One Size Fit All? Some Considerations for Test Translation --; 4 The Use of Mediation and Feedback in a Standardised Test of Academic Literacy: Theoretical and Design Considerations --; Part 2: Assessing Academic Literacy at Secondary School Level --; 5 Basic Education and Academic Literacy: Conflicting Constructs in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) Language Examination --; 6 How Early Should We Measure Academic Literacy? The Usefulness of an Appropriate Test of Academic Literacy for Grade 10 Students --; 7 Design Pathways to Parity Between Parallel Tests of Language Ability: Lessons from a Project --; Part 3: Assessing Discipline-Specific Needs at University --; 8 Generic Academic Literacy Testing: A Logical Precursor for Faculty- Specific Language Teaching and Assessment --; 9 Diagnosing with Care: The Academic Literacy Needs of Theology Students --; 10 Assessing Readiness to Write: The Design of an Assessment of Preparedness to Present Multimodal Information (APPMI) --; 11 Postscript: What the Data Tell Us: An Overview of Language Assessment Research in South Africa’s Multilingual Context --; Subject Index --; Author Index; restricted access
N2  - This book focuses on the assessment of the academic language and literacy levels of students entering higher education, so as to identify those who would benefit from assistance in undertaking their studies successfully. The volume aims to bring the innovative solutions designed by South African educators to a wider international audience
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788926218
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781788926218
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781788926218/original
ER  -