Language Testing in Asia

期刊简介：The purpose of Language Testing in Asia ( LTA ) is to acknowledge and showcase scholarly findings in Asia and the Asia-Pacific region in the field of language assessment. Language assessment is of particular importance in the Asia-Pacific region, which has a large number of second or foreign language learners with very diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, assessments of large scales and high stakes, and an urgent need for research to improve the quality of assessment services. The journal compares validity, consistency and efficacy of testing approaches and methods, and by analysing a wide variety of contextual elements such as cultural aspects, attitudes, students’ perceptions and motivation, it aims at exploring the applicability of language assessment methods in local contexts, examining new proposals and ideas, and actively contributing to the discussion about transparent and effective frameworks for language education in Asia. Areas of particular interest include research articles on any aspects of international proficiency tests such as IELTS, TOEFL and TOEIC, PTE-Academic and high stakes national tests of English or other languages as a second or foreign language. Classroom, school and university evaluation methods are also most welcome as are reviews or research on software and internet applications for assessing language skills.

【译文】亚洲语言测试 (LTA) 的目的是承认和展示亚洲和亚太地区在语言评估领域的学术成果。语言评估在亚太地区尤为重要，该地区拥有大量第二语言或外语学习者，语言和文化背景非常多样化，评估规模大、风险高，迫切需要研究提高评估服务质量。该杂志比较了测试方法和方法的有效性、一致性和功效，并通过分析文化方面、态度、学生的看法和动机等各种背景要素，旨在探索语言评估方法在当地背景下的适用性，审查新的建议和想法，并积极为亚洲语言教育透明和有效框架的讨论做出贡献。特别感兴趣的领域包括有关国际能力测试各个方面的研究文章，例如雅思、托福和托业、PTE 学术考试以及英语或其他语言作为第二语言或外语的高风险国家测试。课堂、学校和大学的评估方法也很受欢迎，用于评估语言技能的软件和互联网应用程序的评论或研究也是如此。