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Assessing Academic Literacy in a Multilingual Society : Transition and Transformation / ed. by John Read, Albert Weideman, Theo du Plessis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New Perspectives on Language and Education ; 84Publisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781788926201
  • 9781788926218
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1050.46 .A838 2021
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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