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Elana Shohamy

Elana Shohamy

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
44
Citations
12903
World Ranking
4026
National Ranking
25

Overview

Elana Shohamy is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and focuses their academic research on multilingual education and language policy. Their main fields of study include Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, with strong emphasis on Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Education, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's research topics concentrate primarily on Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching, and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning. Additional areas of interest include Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees, Global Education and Multiculturalism, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, and Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Elana Shohamy include:

  • Critical Language Testing, Multilingualism and Social Justice (2022), TESOL Quarterly
  • Bi/multilingual testing for bi/multilingual students: policy, equality, justice, and future challenges (2022), International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Other notable articles related to their network of frequent co-authors are:

  • Toward a New Multilingual Educational Policy in Israel: Attitudes and Perceptions of Teachers and Students (2020), Modern Language Journal
  • 'Shared Education' and translanguaging; students at Jewish and Arab schools learning English together (2020), International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
  • Advocacy strategies for a new multilingual educational policy in Israel (2022), Language Policy

Frequent co-authors include Michal Tannenbaum, Robert Blackwood, Iair G. Or, Amir Michalovich, and Anna Gani. Publications are commonly found in journals such as Language Policy, Linguistic Landscape An international journal, Modern Language Journal, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, and TESOL Quarterly.

The body of work of Elana Shohamy revolves around topics that connect language testing, social justice, and multilingual education policies, especially within the context of Israel and broader global multilingual challenges. The combination of linguistic studies and educational policy reflects a multidisciplinary approach within the social sciences and humanities.

Best Publications

  • Language Policy Hidden Agendas and New Approaches

    Elana Goldberg Shohamy

  • Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel.

    Eliezer Ben-Rafael;Elana Shohamy;Muhammad Hasan Amara;Nira Trumper-Hecht

  • Second language research methods

    Herbert W. Seliger;Elana Goldberg Shohamy

  • Linguistic landscape : expanding the scenery

    Elana Goldberg Shohamy;Durk Gorter

  • The Power of Tests: A Critical Perspective on the Uses of Language Tests

    Elana Goldberg Shohamy

  • Test impact revisited: washback effect over time

    Elana Shohamy;Smadar Donitsa-Schmidt;Irit Ferman

  • Validation of listening comprehension tests: the effect of text and question type

    Elana Shohamy;Ofra Inbar

  • Assessing Multilingual Competencies: Adopting Construct Valid Assessment Policies

    Elana Shohamy

  • Linguistic Landscape in the City

    Monica Barni;Eliezer Ben-Rafael;Elana Goldberg Shohamy

  • Does the Testing Method Make a Difference? The Case of Reading Comprehension.

    Elana Shohamy

  • Democratic assessment as an alternative

    Elana Shohamy

  • The Effect of Raters' Background and Training on the Reliability of Direct Writing Tests

    Elana Shohamy;Claire M. Gordon;Roberta Kraemer

  • The Effects of Teaching Spoken Arabic on Students' Attitudes and Motivation in Israel.

    Smadar Donitsa-Schmidt;Ofra Inbar;Elana Shohamy

  • LL research as expanding language and language policy

    Elana Shohamy

  • Critical language testing and beyond

    Elana Shohamy

  • Beyond Proficiency Testing: A Diagnostic Feedback Testing Model for Assessing Foreign Language Learning

    Elana Shohamy

  • The validity of direct versus semi- direct oral tests

    Elana Shohamy

  • 10. A Critical Perspective on the Use of English as a Medium of Instruction at Universities

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  • Language Tests as Language Policy Tools.

    Elana Shohamy

  • LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE AS AN ECOLOGICAL ARENA: Modalities, Meanings, Negotiations, Education

    Elana Shohamy;Shoshi Waksman

  • Construct Validation of Listening Comprehension Tests: The Effect of Text and Question Type.

    Elana Shohamy;Ofra Inbar

  • 第二语言研究方法 = Second language research methods

    Herbert W. Seliger;Elana Goldberg Shohamy

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim McNamara
Tim McNamara University of Melbourne
Kendall A. King
Kendall A. King University of Minnesota
Durk Gorter
Durk Gorter University of the Basque Country

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