This series provides approachable, yet authoritative, introductions to major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, each book carefully explains the basics emphasizing understanding of the essential notions rather than arguing for a particular theoretical position.Understanding Language Testing presents an introduction to language test and the process of test development that starts at the very beginning. This book promotes a practical understanding of language testing using examples from a variety of languages.While grounded on solid theoretical principles, Understanding Language Testing focuses on fostering a true understanding on the various uses of language tests and the process of test development, scoring test performance, analyzing and interpreting test result, and above all, using tests as ethically and as fairly as possible so that students are given every opportunity to do their best, to learn well, and feel positive about their language learning experience.