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Love, Stephanie V. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
Since Italy's unification in 1861, the establishment and diffusion of the standard Italian language at the expense of all other linguistic varieties has dominated language and education policy discourses. Today, as Italy has transformed from a country of mass "emigration" to a country of mass "immigration," the language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Italian
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Perrone, Michael – Journal of Adult Education, 2011
This study investigated the notions of washback and classroom-based assessment within the context of the "First Certificate of English (FCE)" examination and the students at the British Institute of Florence (BIF). A review of the literature examining classroom-based assessment revealed several limitations in previous research. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning