Measuring L2 Proficiency: Perspectives from Sla - Paperback

by Pascale LeClercq (Editor), Amanda Edmonds (Editor), Heather Hilton (Editor)

This book brings together ideas on identifying and measuring second language proficiency. The chapters introduce a range of tools for the evaluation of learners' language level with respect to both productive and receptive skills and provide a variety of answers to the question of how to assess L2 proficiency in a valid, reliable and practical way.

Author Biography

Pascale Leclercq is a Lecturer in the English Studies Department of Universit? Paul Val?ry Montpellier 3, France, where she teaches English as a Foreign Language, second language acquisition and L2 pedagogy to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and trains future language teachers.

Amanda Edmonds is a Lecturer in French as a Foreign Language at the Universit? de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France. She is currently director of the Master's program in French as a Foreign Language, and her teaching includes courses on FFL, second language acquisition, and language pedagogy.

Heather Hilton is a Professor in the Language Department at the Universit? de Lyon 2, France. She has extensive experience of language teaching and now researches language acquisition and foreign language teaching methodology with a particular focus on young learners and learners with learning differences.