Aek Phakiti is Associate Professor in TESOL in the Sydney School Education and Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is co-editor of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Resource (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015) and author of Experimental Research Methods in Language Learning (Bloomsbury Academic, 2014).

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgements1. Language Testing and Assessment 2. Theoretical and Methodical Considerations3. Test and Assessment Design4. Standards and Qualities5. Testing and Assessing Reading 6. Testing and Assessing Writing 7. Testing and Assessing Listening 8. Testing and Assessing Speaking 9. Test and Assessment Analysis10. Challenges and OpportunitiesReferences Glossary Appendix Index

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