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LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMME EVALUATION
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2006
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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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