Access and Equity through Clear Communication
Unclear, overly complex, or specialized language use can impede communication in a variety of societal contexts. It can limit accessibility
Unclear, overly complex, or specialized language use can impede communication in a variety of societal contexts. It can limit accessibility
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CAL submitted BEST Literacy 2.0, its adult English test of Reading and Writing, for approval by the Department of Education Office
CAL is saddened by the passing of Alan Davies, Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, and a towering figure in the field of language testing, in particular in the testing of English for specific purposes and English for academic purposes.
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Manager, Speaking Test Development
Does the presence of multimodalities confound comprehension of text in testing situations, especially for multilingual learners? In this blog, we explore three of many ways multimodalities can positively impact classroom assessment for multilingual learners.
“Schools confuse the assessment of general linguistic proficiency, which is best manifested in bilinguals while translanguaging, with the testing of proficiency in a named language, which insists on inhibiting translanguaging.”