English Language Education and Assessment Recent Developments in Hon
This volume gathers contributions in the closely linked fields of English language assessment and language education. The contributors from China and Hong Kong represent a mixture of established and new scholars. Areas covered in the language educat
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English Language Education and Assessment Recent Developments in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland
English Language Education and Assessment
David Coniam Editor
English Language Education and Assessment Recent Developments in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland
Editor David Coniam Department of Curriculum and Instruction The Hong Kong Institute of Education Hong Kong, China
ISBN 978-981-287-070-4 ISBN 978-981-287-071-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-071-1 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014941698 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This volume is in three parts. The first part describes the education and assessment systems of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong. Part I describes the contributions of authors in Part I of the book who focus on innovations and recent developments in English language education in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Chinese mainland. Part II describes chapters that focus on issues in testing and assessment in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland in Part II of the book. The book contains 16 chapters. Part I consists of nine chapters. Part II contains seven chapters. To avoid unne
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