Assessing The Language Of Young Learners

Author : Angela Hasselgreen,Gwendydd Caudwell
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 1781794707

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Assessing the Language of Young Learners by Angela Hasselgreen,Gwendydd Caudwell Pdf

This volume offers new insights into the assessment of the language of Young Learners (YLs). YLs are defined here as being from 5 to 17 years, and are treated as three distinct subgroups: younger children (5/6 to 8/9 years), older children (8/9 to 12/13 years) and teenagers (12/13 to 17 years). The first half addresses fundamental issues, beginning with the characteristics of YLs and how these are manifested in first language development. The authors consider the potential ability of each age group to perform in a second or foreign language, proposing a rough age-related correspondence with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels. Finally, principles of assessment, specifically formative assessment and testing, are presented in the light of linguistic, cognitive and social development. The second half focuses on testing a range of 'skills'. Theoretical models of performance are introduced, followed by a practical analysis of approaches to the testing of each skill for the three age groups, illustrated with examples. The authors conclude by summing up developmental characteristics of each age group, and their implications for language testing. The book is intended for a wide readership within the field of teaching and assessing the language of young learners. Researchers are offered scope for further investigation of what emerges from the discussion, while practitioners will hopefully find support in their day-to-day work with YLs.

Author : Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou,Παύλος Παύλου
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-07-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194372812

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Assessing Young Learners by Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou,Παύλος Παύλου Pdf

Helps teachers to assess children's progress in English, in a way that is appropriate for young learners.

Author : Penny McKay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521841382

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Assessing Young Language Learners by Penny McKay Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners.

Author : Marianne Nikolov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319224220

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Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives by Marianne Nikolov Pdf

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.

Author : Szilvia Papp,Shelagh Rixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781316638200

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Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners by Szilvia Papp,Shelagh Rixon Pdf

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.

Author : Danijela Prošić-Santovac,Shelagh Rixon
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781788924832

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Integrating Assessment into Early Language Learning and Teaching by Danijela Prošić-Santovac,Shelagh Rixon Pdf

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.

Author : Mikyung Kim Wolf,Yuko Goto Butler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317379041

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English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners by Mikyung Kim Wolf,Yuko Goto Butler Pdf

English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners provides both theoretical and empirical information about assessing the English language proficiency of young learners. Using large-scale standardized English language proficiency assessments developed for international or U.S. contexts as concrete examples, this volume illustrates rigorous processes of developing and validating assessments with considerations of young learners’ unique characteristics. In this volume, young learners are defined as school-age children from approximately 5 to 13 years old, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) or a second language (ESL). This volume also discusses innovative ways to assess young learners’ English language abilities based on empirical studies, with each chapter offering stimulating ideas for future research and development work to improve English language assessment practices with young learners. English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners is a useful resource for students, test developers, educators, and researchers in the area of language testing and assessment.

Author : Penny McKay
Publisher : Ernst Klett Sprachen
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 3125343984

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Assessing Young Language Learners by Penny McKay Pdf

Publisher description: In this book the author builds a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners in both foreign language and second language learning situations. She begins by considering why we need a special book on young learner assessment, and describes the nature of young learner language learning. The assessment approach is task-based and is centred around tasks and techniques suitable for young learners, with particular emphasis on classroom assessment. Oral language assessment, and reading and writing assessment are addressed in separate chapters, as is the large-scale testing of young learners. Underpinned by sound theory, the book is full of practical guidelines, and draws on examples of assessment contexts, issues and practices from around the world.

Author : Lynne Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521773256

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Teaching Languages to Young Learners by Lynne Cameron Pdf

This book will develop readers' understanding of children are being taught a foreign language.

Author : Angela Hasselgreen,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9287171556

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Assessment of Young Learner Literacy Linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages by Angela Hasselgreen,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe Pdf

Primary school teachers are increasingly faced with the task of assessing the literacy of pupils in a language other than a pupil's mother tongue. The handbook presents practical issues and principles associated with this assessment. The section on writing also contains a step-by-step guide for training teachers in the use of the material. Teachers will find tips on how to get pupils to write, how to assess their writing and how to give feedback. This is illustrated by pupils' texts and teachers' comments. In addition, the project website contains downloadable material for assessing writing. Samples of pupils' writing across a range of levels are provided exemplifying how to use the proposed material, with comments demonstrating how the assessment can be used as a basis for feedback to the pupils.

Author : Nicole Hahn
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638668002

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Assessing the Young Learners' Progress: Tests by Nicole Hahn Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 2,0, University of Wuppertal, course: Teaching English to very young children, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In 1999, Rea-Dickens and Rixon conducted a survey about the relationship between assessment and learning. 120 European teachers and teacher trainers were asked if the main purpose of their assessment was to help their teaching, and 97% answered in the affirmative. Rea-Dickens and Rixon examined afterwards what the teachers really assessed and how they did so. They found a strong "mismatch between curricular aims, pedagogy and test content" (Cameron, Lynne.Teaching languages to very young learners. Cambridge University press.2001. page 217). The assessment focused mainly on the children's achievements but neglected on other curricular aims such as language and social awareness. The assessment of young learners should serve teaching by providing feedback on the children's learning progress, so that the content and the difficulty of subsequent teaching units can be effectively adjusted to the learners' needs. This paper offers the reader an overview about the theoretical ideas and principles which should be kept in mind when implementing an assessment. Furthermore the guidelines of lower Saxony are introduced. They illustrate the expectations of the German school system towards assessment in class. Afterwards the paper gives an overview about psycholinguistic tests such as "Blitztest" and "F-Test". Additionally, the paper answers the question of origin and purpose of the Cambridge Young Learners Test. Finally, material which should support the teacher in the efficiency assessment of the pupils is represented, considering the example of "Ginger".

Author : David Nunan,Anaheim University Press
Publisher : Anaheim University
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780615401027

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Teaching English to Young Learners by David Nunan,Anaheim University Press Pdf

Author : Giannikas, Christina Nicole
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781799864899

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Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education by Giannikas, Christina Nicole Pdf

Educating children and leading them towards the path of bilingualism is a valuable and challenging task for any educator. Effective language teaching can contribute to young learners’ cognitive growth, develop their problem-solving skills, enhance their comprehension abilities, and provide children with the satisfaction of succeeding in the challenge of learning a foreign language. All these issues must be taken under consideration when researching children and their teachers. The current literature indicates that further material is needed to provide professionals with different classroom situations and enhance the art of teaching children. Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education focuses on various perspectives of efficient practices, approaches, and ideas for professional development in the field of young language learners. The chapters in this book link the theoretical understanding and practical experience of teaching children languages by concentrating on teaching practices, material design, classroom management, reading, speaking, writing, and more. This book is designed for inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the field of early language learning and applied linguistics at large.

Author : Rhonda Oliver,Bich Nguyen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351369381

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Teaching Young Second Language Learners by Rhonda Oliver,Bich Nguyen Pdf

Adopting a learner-centred approach that places an emphasis on hands-on child SL methodology, this book illustrates the practices used to teach young second language learners in different classroom contexts: (1) English-as-an-Additional-Language-or-Dialect (EAL/D) – both intensive EAL/D and EAL/D in the mainstream (2) Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) (3) Content-and-Language-Integrated-Learning (CLIL), (4) Indigenous (5) Foreign-Language (FL). It will be particularly useful to undergraduate teachers to build upon the literacy unit they undertake in the first years of their course to explore factors that constitute an effective child SL classroom and, in practical terms, how to develop such a classroom. The pedagogical strategies for teaching young language learners in the six chapters are firmly guided by research-based findings, enabling not only pre-service teachers but also experienced teachers to make informed choices of how to effectively facilitate the development of the target language, empowering them to assume an active and effective role of classroom practitioners.

Author : Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807778104

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Young English Language Learners by Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede Pdf

It is well known that the number of non-English speakers is on the rise in the United States. What is less well known is that the largest proportion of this population is children under the age of 5. These young English language learners (ELLs) often demonstrate achievement gaps in basic math and reading skills when they start school. How best to educate this important and growing preschool population is a pressing concern for policymakers and practitioners. The chapters in this important book provide up-to-date syntheses of the research base for young ELLs on critical topics such as demographics, development of bilingualism, cognitive and neurological benefits of bilingualism, and family relationships, as well as classroom, assessment, and teacher-preparation practices. Contributors: Linda M. Espinosa, Margaret Freedson, Claudia Galindo, Fred Genesee, Donald J. Hernandez, José E. Náñez Sr., and Flora V. Rodríguez-Brown “This is a must-have for those who are working directly or indirectly with young English language learners.” —Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland