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LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMME EVALUATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2006

John M. Norris
John M. Norris
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University of Hawai‘i
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LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMME EVALUATION. Brian K. Lynch. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2003. Pp. ix + 182. $34.00 paper.

In this slim volume, Lynch offers a unique contribution of interest for language educators and of particular utility for students who are new to the domain. By integrating the treatment of assessment and evaluation and by exploring issues in design, development, analysis, and ethics, the volume effectively introduces readers to key concerns in these oft-confounded processes. Additionally, although SLA is not addressed directly, SLA researchers might take interest in Lynch's treatment of paradigms and their role in applied work.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , December 2006 , pp. 648 - 649
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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