Concepedia

Language Assessment

Language Assessment is a systematic process within the academic domain of Applied Linguistics, Language Education, and Language Pedagogy that belongs to the broader category of educational evaluation and is specifically differentiated by its focus on measuring learners' language proficiency, performance, and development in relation to linguistic knowledge, communicative abilities, and instructional outcomes.

6.6K

Publications

351.8K

Citations

10.5K

Authors

2.7K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.9K

Variants

Language Testing

Parents

Children

Publications

6.6K

THEORETICAL BASES OF COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TESTING

Michael Canale, Merrill Swain · Applied Linguistics · 1980 · 5K citations

, , +12

Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing

Bernard Spolsky, Lyle F. Bachman · Modern Language Journal · 1991 · 4.4K citations

, , +17

THEORETICAL BASES OF COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TESTING

Michael Canale · Applied Linguistics · 1980 · 3.9K citations · Full text

, , +12

A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Paula Samper García, Peter Skehan · TESOL Quarterly · 1999 · 3.5K citations

, , +17

Language Testing in Practice

Dorry M. Kenyon, Lyle F. Bachman, Adrian S. Palmer · Modern Language Journal · 1998 · 2.3K citations

, , +4

1–5 of 6.6K

Authors

10.5K

  1. TM
    Tim McNamara

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    38 publications · 5.3K citations

    30

    h-index

  2. ES
    Elana Shohamy

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    31 publications · 2.4K citations

    24

    h-index

  3. CE
    Catherine Elder

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    28 publications · 1.7K citations

    23

    h-index

  4. LF
    Lyle F. Bachman

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    27 publications · 9.6K citations

    23

    h-index

  5. LC
    Liying Cheng

    Queen's University, Canada

    31 publications · 2.1K citations

    22

    h-index

1–5 of 10.5K

Institutions

2.7K

  1. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    54 h-index

    350 publications

    28K citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    52 h-index

    169 publications

    14.2K citations

  3. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    50 h-index

    466 publications

    17.9K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    39 h-index

    118 publications

    7.3K citations

  5. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    32 h-index

    70 publications

    5.2K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    31 h-index

    63 publications

    4.2K citations

  7. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    30 h-index

    52 publications

    2.9K citations

  8. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    29 h-index

    96 publications

    9.1K citations

1–8 of 2.7K

Venues

  1. Language Testing

    441 publications · 37.1K citations

    109

    h-index

  2. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 158 publications · 24.7K citations

    65

    h-index

  3. TESOL Quarterly

    128 publications · 14.3K citations

    50

    h-index

  4. Language Assessment Quarterly

    218 publications · 10.6K citations

    50

    h-index

  5. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

    LSHSS · 96 publications · 6.1K citations

    43

    h-index

1–5