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Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives

By Marianne Nikolov (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-22421-3, 978-3-319-22422-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-22422-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9909579 bytes)
Series
Educational Linguistics 25
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 338\343
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Language Education; AssessmentTesting and Evaluation; Learning & Instruction

Description

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.

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