Studies in Language Testing

Studies in Language Testing (SiLT) is a series of academic books containing papers in the fields of education and applied linguistics related to language testing and assessment.

Studies in Language Testing

Edited by
  • Lynda Taylor
  • Nick Saville
LanguageEnglish
DisciplineApplied linguistics, education
PublisherCambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University Press
Published1995 (1995)–present
Media typePrint
No. of books54
OCLC611149081
Websitewww.cambridgeenglish.org/english-research-group/published-research/silt/

It has been published by Cambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University Press and Cambridge English Language Assessment since 1995. The series editors are Lynda Taylor and Nick Saville.[1]

Although each volume has a variety of purposes, 10 broad themes characterize the series:

  • language testing terminology
  • language testing research methodology
  • test taker characteristics and language test performance
  • testing the four language skills
  • testing English for Academic Purposes: IELTS
  • test impact/washback
  • test comparability
  • test documenting
  • conference proceedings.[2]

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  1. ^ "Studies in Language Testing (SiLT)". Cambridge English Language Assessment. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ^ Gu, Xiangdong. "Twenty years of the Studies in Language Testing series: A thematic categorisation from a reader's perspective" (PDF). Cambridge English Language Assessment. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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