Review of Cross-language mediation in foreign language teaching and testing

This book explores the mediation strategies deployed by learners when encountering texts written in their first language. The authors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR; Council of Europe, 2001) recognized mediation, alongside production, reception and interaction, as a key skill area. They did not, however, define formal descriptors for mediation within the CEFR. Cross-language mediation in foreign language teaching and testing addresses this shortcoming. Publisher statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Research and Evaluation on 4 May 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13803611.2016.1175142