Standardized Language Testing: Contemporary Issues and Applications

The present issue of R.I.L.A- Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata was prompted by the Standardized Language Testing in Teaching and Research Conference, held in Modena between 2 and 4 December 2010. The contributions in the volume are based on papers presented at the conference and provide insights into issues variously related to the broad theme of standardization, referring to recent trends and projects taking place in Italian institutions. TABLE OF CONTENTS: EDITORIALE, Gianfranco Porcelli; S. CACCHIANI, S. MORGAN. M. SILVER, Introduction; A. DAVIES, The equivalence of ratings; S. RADIGHIERI, Theoretical notions and controversial issues at the heart of language testing; A. BANDINI, S. LUCARELLI, L. SPRUGNOLI, B. STRAMBI, Procedure di verifica della valutazione nei test di certificazione; C. BAGNA, S. MACHETTI, A. SCAGLIOSO, Il collegamento del test di produzione orale CILS A1 con il CEFR: risultati e prospettive future; S. HARTLE, Measuring and assessing spoken language in university oral tests; E. CASTELLO, G. DAVIES, An approach to the assessment of spoken interaction at level B2 in a university context with the aid of a learner corpus; M. ROCKENHAUS, Placement testing face validity; L. LOPRIORE, Early language learning: Investigating young learners’ achievement in a longitudinal perspective.