语言测试开发与研究的典范——《实用语言测试》述评

《实用语言测试》是英国语言测试专家Glenn Fulcher教授的新作,由Hodder Education出版公司于2010年出版。该书以测试设计周期为主线,系统探讨了测试开发与实施的重要环节,比如测试开发的理论框架、考试规范的设计、范型卷的开发与试测等。此外,该书设计了匠心独运的专项练习,从而从理论、实践层面上激发读者去阅读、思考与运用,这为语言测试研究者和大学教师设计考试、开展研究提供了全新的指导思路。

语言测试的哲学发展

本文通过对语言哲学的回顾,以哲学思辨的视角探讨了语言测试发展的历程,重点围绕语言测试发展的三个阶段讨论了语言哲学观演变对测试学研究带来的影响。此外本文还讨论了新的研发手段对测试理论和实践发展的影响,并指出语言哲学思想对于语言测试的理论研究具有重要指导意义。

An Investigation into the Role of Corpus Linguistics in Language Teaching

This article explores the features of corpus linguistics and its implication for language teaching. Through literature review, this paper points out that corpus linguistics plays an important role in the three major sections in language teaching, namely, materials development, classroom activities and language testing. In addition, the role of learner corpus in language teaching is also explored. The challenges facing the application of corpus linguistics into language teaching is finally discussed.

浅析忠诚原则在商贸汉英翻译中的应用

随着中国与他国经贸交往的日益频繁,商贸文本的翻译也变得日趋重要。结合商贸翻译实践经验,作者总结出商贸文本的特点,发现功能目的论之忠诚原则可以很好地指导商贸汉英翻译,并结合实例深度分析了"忠诚"原则对商贸汉英翻译的具体运用,以期为商贸汉英翻译质量的提高贡献力量,更好的促进商贸活动的顺利开展。

An Investigation into the Development of a Spoken English Test

This paper investigates the development of a spoken English test.The nature of speaking test and its design principles are first reviewed.Then the procedure of the test development is elaborated in detail,namely,design stage,construction stage and try out stage.The challenges facing the development of spoken test are finally discussed.