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In:Migration, Language, and Policy Discourse: Bridging the gap between policymaking and language assessment
Laura Schildt
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 59] 2026
► pp. 2–19

Chapter 1
Introduction

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Article outline
  • Closer alignment between language testing and public policy
  • The rising salience of language for migrants
  • Validity theory as an underlying logic
  • Migration language testing (MLT) interface
  • Gaps between domains
    • Research-policy interface
    • Policy-practice interface
    • Practice-research interface
  • Unexplored domains
  • Research goals
  • Mapping the method
  • Researcher reflexivity
  • Structure and composition of the book
  • Notes
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