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Publication details [#43131]

Elder, Catherine. 2005. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Heritage Language Education: What Role for Testing? International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 8 (2/3) : 196–212.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingual education | evaluation | language policy | testing

Language as a subject

Arabic | Chinese | Vietnamese

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article examines the role played by tests in assessing the efficiency of an Australian authority-funded initiative for heritage language teaching in several selected Australian schools, drawing on data from heritage language programmes for learners of Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese.