Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives

2015-10-29
Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives

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  • Author: Marianne Nikolov
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319224220
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 338

This volume documents international, national, and small-scale testing and assessment projects of English language education for young learners, across a range of educational contexts. It covers three main areas: age-appropriate ‘can do statements’ and task types for teaching and testing learners between the ages of 6 to 13; innovative approaches to self-assessment, diagnostic testing, self- perception, and computer-based testing; and findings on how young learners perform on vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading comprehension tests in European and Asian contexts. Early language learning has become a major trend in English language education around the globe. As a result of the spread of teaching English to a growing number of young children, assessment of and for learning have emerged as key issues. In line with this development, there is a clear and emerging need to make early language programs accountable and to assess both the progress children make over time and to quantify their achievement at various stages of development. This volume informs stakeholders about the realistic goals of early language learning, their efficiency, and how much progress children make over time.

The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners

2018-10-10
The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners

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  • Author: Sue Garton
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317226712
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 620

The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners celebrates the ‘coming of age’ for the field of research in primary-level English Language Teaching. With 32 chapters written by international scholars from a wide geographical area including East Africa, Mexico, the South Pacific, Japan, France, the USA and the UK, this volume draws on areas such as second language acquisition, discourse analysis, pedagogy and technology to provide: An overview of the current state of the field, identifying key areas of TEYL. Chapters on a broad range of subjects from methodology to teaching in difficult circumstances and from Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to gaming. Suggestions of ways forward, with the aim of shaping the future research agenda of TEYL in multiple international contexts. Background research and practical advice for students, teachers and researchers. With extensive guidance on further reading throughout, The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners is essential reading for those studying and researching in this area.

Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners

2018-06-28
Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners

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  • Author: Szilvia Papp
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1316638200
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 859

An account of how children learn L2s in formal contexts and how that knowledge impacts on the design, development, and evaluation of their language assessment products.

Learning Foreign Languages in Primary School

2017-06-16
Learning Foreign Languages in Primary School

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  • Author: María del Pilar García Mayo
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783098120
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 198

This book presents research on the learning of foreign languages by children aged 6-12 years old in primary school settings. The collection provides a significant and important contribution to this often overlooked domain and aims to provide research-based evidence that might help to inform and develop pedagogical practice. Topics covered in the chapters include the influence of learner characteristics on word retrieval; explicit second language learning and language awareness; meaning construction; narrative oral development; conversational interaction and how it relates to individual variables; first language use; feedback on written production; intercultural awareness raising and feedback on diagnostic assessment. It will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, teachers and stakeholders who are interested in research on how children learn a second language at primary school.

Integrating Assessment into Early Language Learning and Teaching

2019-08-07
Integrating Assessment into Early Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Danijela Prošić-Santovac
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1788924835
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 249

The volume unites research and practice on integrating language learning, teaching and assessment at preschool and early school age. It includes chapters written by experts in the field who have studied some of the very youngest (pre-primary) children through to those up to the age of 12, in a variety of private and state contexts across Europe. The collection makes a much-needed contribution to the subject of appropriate assessment for children with the focus of many chapters being classroom-based assessment, particularly formative assessment, or the case for developing assessment skills in relation to even the youngest children. As a whole, the book provides useful case study insights for policymakers, teacher educators, researchers and postgraduate students with interest in or responsibility for how children are assessed in their language learning. It also provides practical ideas for practitioners who wish to implement greater integration of assessment and learning in their own contexts.

Global Perspectives on Effective Assessment in English Language Teaching

2023-08-25
Global Perspectives on Effective Assessment in English Language Teaching

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  • Author: Fernández Álvarez, Miguel
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1668482142
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 307

English language programs depend on the effective assessment of the measure of student proficiency for purposes of placement, advancement, and completion. A variety of approaches may be adopted depending on the program, its objectives, and the students it serves. Teachers and administrators in many contexts may also be required to meet institutional accountability expectations, often externally imposed and related to accreditation standards. The need for appropriate and accurate assessment of student learning, whether internally sought or externally required, provides the opportunity for teachers and administrators to consider current practices, implement reforms, and because of ongoing assessment findings, improve student learning through curricular change, teacher training, and modification of classroom practice. Global Perspectives on Effective Assessment in English Language Teaching explores approaches, models, principles, and techniques related to effective assessment at the classroom and program levels. Covering topics such as language program evaluation, curriculum alignment, and alternative assessment methods, this book is ideal for classroom teachers, administrators, researchers, and students.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

2021-12-15
The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

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  • Author: Glenn Fulcher
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000464695
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 748

This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing provides an updated and comprehensive account of the area of language testing and assessment. The volume brings together 35 authoritative articles, divided into ten sections, written by 51 leading specialists from around the world. There are five entirely new chapters covering the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as a new entry on corpus linguistics and language testing. The remaining 30 chapters have been revised, often extensively, or entirely rewritten with new authorship teams at the helm, reflecting new generations of expertise in the field. With a dedicated section on technology in language testing, reflecting current trends in the field, the Handbook also includes an extended epilogue written by Harding and Fulcher, contemplating what has changed between the first and second editions and charting a trajectory for the field of language testing and assessment. Providing a basis for discussion, project work, and the design of both language tests themselves and related validation research, this Handbook represents an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners working in language testing and assessment and the wider field of language education.

Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education

2023-02-08
Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education

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  • Author: David Valente
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3031129229
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 357

This book shines a light on novel and less familiar domains of early English language education for children aged 3 to 12, in mainstream and out-of-school settings. Enveloping the volume is the making of creative connections to wider educational philosophies which extend beyond the confines of a narrow linguistic lens. In reconciling the theory-practice divide in English language education, each chapter presents a synthesis of research issues leading to a practical showcase of ideas. Organised in two main parts, the first focuses on innovations within classroom practice, curriculum development, and child-centred assessment, exploring areas which have either received insufficient attention and/or have been reimagined through fresh perspectives. The second part explores innovations in pre- and in-service teacher education contexts and focuses on lesser-known and/or underexplored topics, including bridging general and language education, multilingualism, in-depth learning, metacognition, and pragmatics. This is a timely publication for teacher educators and practitioners alike.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing

2020-12-28
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing

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  • Author: Paula Winke
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351034774
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 518

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.

Assessment for Learning in Primary Language Learning and Teaching

2021-04-29
Assessment for Learning in Primary Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Maria Britton
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1800410662
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 134

This volume provides a detailed account of the practical use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) in primary language classrooms. It gives an in-depth account of the ways in which eight experienced primary language teachers incorporated this type of assessment into their practice and discusses the possible impact of AfL on primary language learning. Key themes discussed in the volume include the relationship between AfL and language learning in childhood, which assessment methods are appropriate for primary-aged language learners, which methods support learner agency and engagement in the learning processes, and possible paths for future action, with a focus on implementation and researching AfL in primary language contexts. The findings of this book are relevant to global contexts and it will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of language education, language assessment and teacher education, as well as to primary and language teachers and school leaders.