This book examines both writing norms and assessment, and proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to critically examine testing regimes and develop research-based perspectives on tests and testing practices, so that educational institutions can prepare learners with differing cultural experiences for tests and assessments.
Anne Golden is an Emeritus Professor of Second Language Acquisition at MultiLing, the University of Oslo, Norway.
Lars Anders Kulbrandstad is an Emeritus Professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway, and Senior Professor at Karlstad University, Sweden.
Lawrence Jun Zhang is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand.