Testing For Language Teachers

Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521484952
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testing for Language Teachers written by Arthur Hughes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition remains the most practical guide to testing language. It has a new chapter on testing young learners.

Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521272605
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testing for Language Teachers written by Arthur Hughes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-11-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of this text is to assist language teachers in writing better tests. The author defines a good test as one that contains validity, reliability, practicality and a positive reaction. Hughes offers practical and realistic guidance on how to create a good test. The author pays special attention to the effect of testing on teaching - a test should not only be reliable and valid but should also have a positive effect on teaching. Chapters on the testing of writing, oral ability, reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary, and test administration are included. Also included are testing techniques that have been proven to be useful for teachers, and statistics that enable teachers to interpret test results. Reader activities can be found at the end of each chapter.

Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521823258
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testing for Language Teachers written by Arthur Hughes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition remains the most practical guide to testing language. It has a new chapter on testing young learners.

Author : Greta Gorsuch
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527542092
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tests that Second Language Teachers Make and Use written by Greta Gorsuch and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom tests are an everyday feature of second and foreign language classrooms worldwide. Teachers spend a lot of time and energy making and using tests, and learners spend of lot of time and energy taking them. Nonetheless, such assessments are under-studied, as they are considered routine. This volume illuminates this little-researched area. Featuring fifteen classroom language tests made and used by Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish teachers, the book includes parallel teacher commentary and testing content chapters that transparently probe the teachers’ processes of making and using their tests. Rather than view teachers’ tests as poor shadows of what professional test writers do, this work identifies the reasoning behind teachers’ tests. In addition, focused testing content chapters take examples directly from the actual tests and the accompanying teacher commentary. This book is an accessible, applied resource for second and foreign language teachers, language program administrators working with teachers, students in teacher preparation and enrichment programs, and scholars in language teaching, learning, and testing.

Author : Lyle Bachman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0194218368
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Assessment for Classroom Teachers written by Lyle Bachman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides teachers with an entirely new approach to developing and using classroom-based language assessments. This approach is based on current theory and practice in the field of language assessment and on an understanding of the assessment needs of classroom teachers. The following key questions are addressed: • Why do I need to assess? What beneficial consequences do I want to help bring about? How can my assessments help my students learn better and help me improve my teaching? • When and how often do I need to assess? What decisions do I need to make to help bring about these beneficial consequences? • What do I need to assess? How can I define the abilities that I want to assess? • How can I assess my students? What kinds of assessment tasks should I create? How can I score my students’ responses to these tasks? The authors guide the reader step-by-step through the process of developing and using classroom-based assessments with clear explanations and definitions of key terms, illustrative examples, and activities for applying the approach in practice. Extra resources are available on the website: www.oup.com/elt/teacher/lact Lyle Bachman is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He serves as a consultant in language testing research projects and in developing language assessments for universities and government agencies around the world, and he conducts courses and training workshops in language assessment. Barbara Damböck was Director of Studies of the English Department at the Teacher Training Academy in Dillingen, Germany, from 2003 to 2011. From 2003 to 2017 she supervised the training of oral examiners for the certification examination for elementary school English teachers in Bavaria. She has extensive experience as a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, and teacher of teacher trainers. She conducts courses and workshops for teachers and teacher trainers around the world.

Author : Martin Parrott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521426664
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tasks for Language Teachers written by Martin Parrott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 40 tasks of two types: discussion tasks and classroom-based tasks.

Author : Nic Underhill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521312760
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testing Spoken Language written by Nic Underhill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1987-05-28 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide taking the reader through the testing process, giving practical examples and discussing the issues involved at each stage.

Author : Liying Cheng
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135643032
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Washback in Language Testing written by Liying Cheng and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological, and practical guidance for current and future washback studies. In the field of language testing, researchers' major interest has traditionally been focused on issues and solving problems inherent in tests in order to increase their reliability and validity. However, the washback effect goes well beyond the test itself to include factors, such as curriculum, teacher and learner behaviors inside and outside the classroom, their perceptions of the test, and how test scores are used. Only recently have researchers started to empirically investigate the phenomenon of washback. This volume of such research serves two essential purposes by: *providing an overview of the complexity of washback and the various contextual factors entangled within testing, teaching, and learning; and *presenting empirical studies from around the world that offer insights into the effects of washback in specific educational contexts and models of research on which future studies can be based. The extensive use of test scores for various educational and social purposes in society nowadays makes the washback effect a high-interest phenomenon in the day-to-day educational activities of teachers, researchers, program coordinators/directors, policymakers, and others in the field of education. Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods is a valuable resource for those who are interested in the application of findings to actual teaching and learning situations or conduct washback research in their own contexts, including educational and psychological testing experts, as well as alternative assessment people in all fields, and for policy- and decision-makers in educational and testing organizations.

Author : Betty Lanteigne
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813342323
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenges in Language Testing Around the World written by Betty Lanteigne and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines insights from language assessment literacy and critical language testing through critical analyses and research about challenges in language assessment around the world. It investigates problematic practices in language testing which are relevant to language test users such as language program directors, testing centers, and language teachers, as well as teachers-in-training in Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics programs. These issues involve aspects of language testing such as test development, test administration, scoring, and interpretation/use of test results. Chapters in this volume discuss insights about language testing policy, testing world languages, developing program-level language tests and tests of specific language skills, and language assessment literacy. In addition, this book identifies two needs in language testing for further examination: the need for collaboration between language test developers, language test users, and language users, and the need to base language tests on real-world language use.

Author : Deborah Blaz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317443578
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Differentiated Instruction written by Deborah Blaz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new edition of a bestseller, author Deborah Blaz helps you differentiate lessons for your world language students based on their learning styles, interests, prior knowledge, and comfort zones. This practical book uses brain-based teaching strategies to help students of all ability levels thrive in a rigorous differentiated learning environment. Each chapter provides classroom-tested activities and tiered lesson plans to help you teach vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing in world language classes in ways that are interactive, engaging, and effective for all learners. Features new to this edition include: Sample thematic units to make your lessons more authentic and immersive New strategies for using technology to differentiate world language instruction Additional checklists, rubrics, and feedback forms to help you organize your lesson plans and track students’ progress New connections to the Common Core State Standards, the ACTFL Standards, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and Bloom’s Taxonomy You’ll also learn how to differentiate assessment effectively to help all students show their full potential. Classroom-ready tools and templates can be downloaded as free eResources from our website (www.routledge.com/9781138906181) for immediate use.