Language Tests in the Arabic-speaking World: Between Ideology and Language Policy

Language Tests in the Arabic-speaking World: Between Ideology and Language Policy

A system of language assessment may be used as a mechanism for affecting language policy. Language tests convey messages and ideologies that regard prestige, priorities and hierarchies, and they generally lead to the suppression of diversity (Shohamy 2007). The relationship between tests and languag...

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Main Author: Cristina Solimando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto 2022-02-01
Series:Lingue Culture Mediazioni
Subjects:
arabic language policy
language assessment
language test
linguistic identity
teaching arabic.
Online Access:https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/LCM-Journal/article/view/2550

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