Language assessment training in Hong Kong: Implications for language assessment literacy

Language Testing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 169-197

  Lam, Ricky ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment reform; English language education; language assessment literacy; language assessment training; pre service teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925603021     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532214554321     Document Type: Article

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