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. Oup oxford, jul 31, 2003 foreign language study 186 pages. Assessing young learners is a primary resource book from oxford meant for experienced as well as not so experienced practitioners who typically assess young learners between the ages of 6 and 12 of english as a second or foreign language in class. Assessment of young learners of english keeping track without turning them off by shelagh rixon a major theme of this colloquium is motivation and i shall therefore be looking at assessment from the point of view of its implications for childrens short and long term motivation. I conclude with work in progress and future directions for language test development involving empirically derived trajectories of language development, accounting for the intersection of language and content learning, the. Andrea puskas assessing young learners in the english. This free training module provides an overview of the issues of assessing english as a foreign language for young learners. Principles of teaching english to young learners fallwinter 2015. Assessment of young learners sakai english teachers.
Jul 03, 2019 table of contents 1 a special case for young learner language assessment 2 young learners and language learning 3 research into the assessment of young language learners 4 assessing language use through tasks 5 classroom assessment of language use 6 assessing oral language 7 assessing reading and writing 8 evaluating young learners. Assessing young learners written by gwendydd caudwell children are very different from adults. Teaching young learners seven essential considerations. Assessing young learners teachingenglish british council. Table of contents 1 a special case for young learner language assessment 2 young learners and language learning 3 research into the assessment of young language learners 4 assessing language use through tasks 5 classroom assessment of language use 6 assessing oral language 7 assessing reading and writing 8 evaluating young learners. Assessing young learners elt journal oxford academic. T he dramatic increase in cultural and linguistic di. Center for advanced research on language acquisition, university. One senses a deep personal engagement, even a voyage of discovery, on the authors part. In this module we will explore why assessing young learners might be challenging and offer some practical suggestions.
Oxford 190 pages this book will therefore be particularly welcome as it attempts to link assessment with instruction. Penny mccay silvia andrea tarazona natalia forero gonzalez 2. The first section outlines the most important trends in language assessment and describes the educational context where the project was implemented. If teaching is focused on physically engaging, creative, entertaining activities, then these should also be the focus of any assessment which is. Assessing young language learners was winner of the kenneth w mildenberger prize in 2006.
Putri puji lestari 201012500608 vera christiana dewi 2010125000390 2. Highlights strategies and techniques for assessing young learners. Research into the assessment of young language learners 61 4. Assessing student learning is a critical component of effective teaching and achievement. Evaluating young learners performance and progress 264 9. Since there has been little past research in the assessment of young learners english language. While in some schools there is no extra support to help young language learners acquire the language of instruction, in most countries where there are large numbers of young learners, there is a growing awareness. 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.
The book is intended for a wide readership within the field of teaching and assessing the language of young learners. In order to provide support to younger students embarking on this toefl journey, ets and edusoft introduced the. Developmental and cultural factors that need to be taken into account in assessing young learners are addressed. In order to provide support to younger students embarking on this toefl journey, ets and edusoft introduced the toefl primary english learning center elc, 1. Guy fawkes night a lesson for young learners pdf 740 kb themed lesson plans and activities to expand your elementary young learners vocabulary and develop their organisational and group working skills. Evaluating and adapting materials for young learners paul dickinson assignment submitted for master of arts in applied linguistics march 2010 teaching languages to young learners yl1002 evaluate the materials you currently use to teach a group of young learners in terms of their ability to promote learning by young learners. The emphasis in the materials is on practical approaches, but in line with our participants stated needs it includes a basic introduction to theoretical perspectives. A final characteristic of alternative assessment techniques for young learners is that they are.
A framework for young efl learners diagnostic assessment. Review of assessing young language learners research into the assessment of young. Assessing your own learning styles an e ound on in maxiiing study abroad an instructional guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use y aler i oen a paige r wit i lassegard aeger eaver s and te survey an e ound on in maxiiing study abroad a. Evaluating a learning tool for young english learners. We will look at important considerations for assessing young learners. We look at the reasons why drama has benefits for all kinds of young learners and we try out a wide range of practical activities.
Most teachers include informal, ongoing assessment as an integral part of their lessons. The aim of this chapter is to present a framework for assessing young learners of foreign languages for diagnostic purposes. Download the assessing young learners toolkit below to find out more. Grammar this session raises awareness of the role of grammar in teaching learners who are too young to deal with abstract. Assessing young learners resource books for teachers scribd. So far, there have been no studies of teachers assessment practices, regardless of the fact that the manner in which classroombased assessment of young learners english is carried out is. Published as part of the british council monographs on modern language testing series, assessing the language of young learners offers comprehensive discussion and analysis of the testing and assessment of young learners yls of english in three distinct age brackets, namely younger learners 589, older learners 8912, and teens 1217. Nov 11, 2014 background to assessing young learners. Assessing the language of young learners elt journal.
Assessing young learners resource books for teachers 9780194372817 by ioannougeorgiou, sophie. I will briefly discuss some important consideration. Pdf young learners download full pdf book download. While in some schools there is no extra support to help young language learners acquire the language of instruction, in most countries where there are large numbers of young learners, there is.
The writers, critical readers and academic coordinators who. Assessing young language learners assessing young language learners mckay, p. Ioannougeorgiou, s and pavlou, p 2003 assessing young learners. Therefore, part of the teachers literacy instructional plan needs to include the assess. Evaluating and adapting materials for young learners paul. Preparing my learners for formal assessment 2427 further reading hedge, t 2000 teaching and learning in the language classroom. Adapting the classroom for yells stefan thomson university of birmingham ma tesltefl module 6 yl1101 in your view, what are the most important ways in which young learners differ from. Pdfassessing young learners free ebooks download pdf. Assessing young learners resource books for teachers. Specially recommended single papers and chapters cameron, l. 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. Teaching languages to young learners, cambridge, cambridge university press. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. The materials in this toolkit were developed as part of a british council funded research project which explored teacher attitudes to assessment and their training needs.
Oral language assessment, and reading and writing assessment are addressed in separate chapters, as is the largescale testing of young learners. Make sure that the expections for your learners are. Beyond validity and realibility there are a number of additional considerations you should take into account before choosing an assessment tool to use with young learners. It uses published and other data and information to exemplify and support theoretical concepts and ideas, making it relevant, highly practical, and giving it an appropriate. Microteaching or video viewing of a students class. Assessing young learners assessing young learners jones mourao, sandie each of these chapters is an argued and sustained analysis. Trends, issues, and challenges in assessing young language learners chapter pdf available january 2016 with 1,590 reads how we measure reads. It aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to support young learners through the delivery of engaging and motivating lessons.
Assessing the language of young learners springerlink. This article introduces seven essential considerations for assessing young learners, to help you plan motivating assessment techniques. Pdf discusses alternative forms of assessing english as a foreign language. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Assessing the language of young learners is a carefully organized and crafted book, which has a high degree of coherence, making it logical to follow and easy to read. Feb 15, 2016 this animation looks at assessing young learners. If teaching is focused on physically engaging, creative, entertaining activities, then these should also be the focus of any assessment which is carried out. Principles of teaching young learners summary of abstracts.
Researchers are offered scope for further investigation of what emerges from the discussion, while practitioners will hopefully find support in their daytoday work with yls. When assessing young learners, it is important that we take the differences which make children special into account, to avoid assessing something other than their language learning. Consequently, the assessment of students progress and achievement in eflesl classes should be carried out. Young learners teaching resources oxford university press. Assessing young learners resource books for teachers ioannougeorgiou, sophie, pavlou, pavlos on. The course will first provide students with a theoretical foundation for teaching english to young learners. The field of language testing has recently seen new volumes and chapters dedicated to discussion of assessment with young language learners e. Young learners, also known as cambridge young learners english yle.
This book helps teachers to assess childrens progress in english. They are no more or less likely to be overgenerous or overcritical than any other student, and both extremes are things that need to be expected and managed when they arise. This study focused on the development of reading and writing skills to a group of b1 level learners of english in a private language institute in athens, greece with the aid of blogs a web tool, since computer assisted language learning call enhances foreign language learning. Young learners are quite capable of assessing their own performance and their own work. Assessing young language learners cambridge language. Teaching english to young learners participant online code. So its a good idea to include these things when we ask them to take a test. Seven essential considerations for assessing young learners. They need lots of attention, play and engagement, both at home and at school. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or. Screening and assessment of young englishlanguage learners. Teaching young learners seven essential considerations for.
Young learners is at prea1, a1 and a2 levels of the common. It includes sections on learning how to learn, selfassessment, and portfolios, which are also integrated into the whole book. Evaluating a learning tool for primarylevel english learners. Pdf trends, issues, and challenges in assessing young. By young learners, we usually mean children between the ages of five and seventeen. How do you assess the language skills of young learners. Guy fawkes night a lesson for young learners pdf 740 kb. Evaluating a learning tool for primarylevel english. Download the assessing young learners toolkit below to.
What are the different ways to assess the three groups. The assessment approach is taskbased and is centred around tasks and techniques suitable for young learners, with particular emphasis on classroom assessment. Pavlou, pavlos and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Assessing young learners resource books for teachers free ebook download as pdf file. Amy malloy looks at how special children are as learners and weighs up the. Guy fawkes night a lesson for young learners pdf 740 kb themed lesson plans and activities to expand your elementary young learners vocabulary and. Young learners are divided into three age groups what are they. Principles of teaching english to young learners syllabus. Assessing the language of young learners equinox publishing. Assessing young learners video 6 watch this video, which introduces the topic of assessing young learners. Screening and assessment of young englishlanguage learners supplement to the naeyc and naecssde joint position statement on early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation national association for the education of young children naeyc 1 although all young children are language learners, we use the. It aims at enhancing their understating of childrens cognitive development and how such theories as piagets and sociocultural theories of development. In this video we explain how best to test young learners in different age groups. Assessing and enhancing language learners strategies.