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WASHBACK IN LANGUAGE TESTING: RESEARCH CONTEXTS AND METHODS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2005

Eunice E. Jang
Eunice E. Jang
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University of Illinois
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WASHBACK IN LANGUAGE TESTING: RESEARCH CONTEXTS AND METHODS. Liying Cheng, Yoshinori Watanabe, and Andy Curtis (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2004. Pp. xxi + 233. $27.50 paper.

Since Alderson and Wall (1993) posited a seemingly rhetorical question, “Does washback exist?” language testing professionals have directed attention to the impact of testing on teaching, learning, educational outcomes, and individuals. This edited volume is the culmination of language testing professionals' conscious efforts to better understand washback. It bears rich testimony to the complex nature of washback phenomena in every corner of educational systems. It is a useful resource for those seeking guidance on their own washback studies—for teachers and school administrators who are haunted by the power of tests and for those who need empirical evidence for and against test washback in specific testing situations.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , December 2005 , pp. 632 - 633
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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Alderson, J. C., & Wall, D. (1993). Does washback exist? Applied Linguistics, 14, 115–129.Google Scholar
Bailey, K. M. (1999). Washback in language testing (TOEFL Research Rep. No. 60). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.