The Social Dimension of English Language Testing in the Philippines

• Main Author: Martin, Isabel Pefianco
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Social dimension of language tests; English language testing; Test fairness; Second language testing and assessment; English in the Philippines; Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/24; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-7528-5_12
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This chapter focuses on an important and often neglected component of ELT, which is testing and assessment. In the Philippines, there is a dearth of substantial research on the topic. While most studies about English language testing are concerned with the psychometric dimensions of tests, very few,...