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Reference titles

Reference books and major works such as those listed below clarify unfamiliar terms and provide an overview of the topic.

Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education (ebook) by Anne Burns
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education (ebook) by Josué M. González
Teaching English as a second language by Shirley O'Neill & Annabelle Gish
Call Number: 428.24 511
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman
Call Number: General (KG) 428.007/ 115 3

Useful books

ESL Teaching by Yvonne S. Freeman; David E. Freeman; Mary Soto; Ann Ebe
Call Number: 418.007 231 /R
An EAL/D handbook : teaching and learning across the curriculum when English is an additional language or dialect by Harper, Helen, editor.; Feez, Susan, editor.; Primary English Teaching Association (Australia
Call Number: General (KG) ; 370.117 176

Publication Date: 2021
Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL by Suzanne F. Peregoy; Owen F. Boyle
Call Number: General (KG) ; 428.00712 38 /7
Teaching ELLs across content areas: issues and strategies (ebook) by Nan Li (Editor)
Becoming a Language Teacher (ebook) by Elaine K. Horwitz
Call Number: General (KG) ; 418.0071 143 /2

Assessment

Language Assessment in Practice by Lyle Bachman and Adrian Palmer
Call Number: General (KG) ; 418.0071 129
From Testing to Productive Student Learning (ebook) by David Carless
Exploring Language Assessment and Testing (ebook) by Anthony Green
Call Number: General (KG) ; 418.0076 39
English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner (ebook) by Liying Cheng and Andy Curtis
Call Number: General (KG) ; 428.00710951 1

Assessment book series

The following book series are recommended for TESOL assessment. Use the library Quickfind to search for individual titles.

The Cambridge Language Assessment Series
Titles include:
Assessing Grammar
Assessing Language for Specific Purposes
Assessing Speaking
Assessing Writing
Assessing Young Language Learners
Statistical Analysis for Language Assessment
Studies in Language Testing
Titles include:
The Development of IELTS
Verbal Protocol Analysis in Language Testing Research
Dictionary of Language Testing
A Qualitative Approach to the Validation of Oral Language Tests
IELTS Collected Papers
The Impact of High-stakes Examinations on Classroom Teaching
Examining Writing
Language Testing and Evaluation
Titles include:
Interaction in a Paired Speaking Test
Testing ESL Pragmatics
Assessing Second Language Writing
Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews
Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance
Strategic Competence and EFL Reading Test Performance
Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language
The Complexity of Test Washback
Diagnostic Writing Assessment