TY - BOOK AU - McKay, Penny TI - Assessing young language learners: Penny McKay SN - 0521601231 U1 - 407.6 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Language and languages KW - Ability testing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Series editors' preface page ix Acknowledgments xii 1 A special case for young learner language assessment 1 2 Young learners and language learning 26 3 Research into the assessment of young language learners 61 4 Assessing language use through tasks 97 5 Classroom assessment of language use 140 6 Assessing oral language 176 7 Assessing reading and writing 217 8 Evaluating young learners' performance and progress 264 9 Testing young language learners through large-scale tests 315 10 The way forward 352 References 364 Index 379 Publishers' acknowledgements 385 ER -