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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | SAGE/ILTA Award for Best Book on Language Testing |
| Body | Sage, the Publisher of the Language Testing journal, in conjunction with the International Language Testing Association (ILTA), is sponsoring a triennial award for the best book in the area of language testing/assessment. An interview with the awardee will be published in the journal together with a commissioned book review which offers a critical appreciation of the book’s contribution to the field. The award, which will consist of a plaque and US$600 dollars, will be made at the Language Testing Research Colloquium. Selection criteria: The winning volume will be selected on the basis of the following criteria • awareness of fundamental issues in the field • development of our knowledge and understanding • quality of argumentation • originality and/or distinctive treatment of the topic • general presentation and scholarship • likely impact Procedures and timelines Nominations for the first Sage/ILTA Award should be submitted to one of two Language Testing editors by September 30, 2008, and should include a citation indicating how the nominated volume meets the selection criteria. The citation should not exceed 300 words. Nominations should be submitted by e-mail. There is no restriction upon who may nominate a book. For further information visit the Language Testing web site: http://ltj.sagepub.com/current.dtl and the ILTA web site: www.iltaonline.com. |
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| Inputdate | 2008-08-09 07:05:52 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-08-09 07:05:52 |
| Expdate | 2008-09-30 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-08-11 00:00:00 |
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