Understanding teachers written feedback practices in hong kong secondary classrooms icy lee ho tim building, faculty of education, the chinese university of hong kong, hong kong, china abstract much of l2 teacher feedback research is conducted with advanced students in processoriented classrooms in the united states. Second language assessment for classroom teachers thu h. There is a lot of information on how to test students and the positivenegative backwash effects of teaching and testing. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Language for literature series two scheme of work sample. Cambridge core elt applied linguistics testing for language teachers by arthur hughes skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Arthur hughes author visit amazons arthur hughes page. Testing for language teachers by arthur hughes alibris. Sometimes complex phenomena like language testing are explained in relation to their roots. Books by arthur hughes author of testing for language. Testing for language teachers cambridge language teaching library 0000521484952. Arthur hughes has written a very practical guide for teachers and students involved in test design to enable them to have a better understanding of the role that testing has in teaching. Find 9780521484954 testing for language teachers 2nd edition by hughes at over 30 bookstores.
It encourages teachers to appreciate factors that affect grammatical. Buy testing for language teachers 2 by hughes, arthur isbn. Long is professor of second language acquisition in the school of languages, literatures, and cultures at the university of maryland. Discrete point testing refers to the testing of one element at a time, item by item. Arthur hughes is executive vice president of acs, inc. Cambridge university press 97805267462 discourse analysis for language teachers michael mccarthy. Testing for language teachers, second edition arthur hughes frontmatter more information. Testing for language teachers by arthur hughes december 2002. The author defines a good test as one that contains validity, reliability, practicality and a positive reaction. This second edition remains the most practical guide for teachers who want to have a better understanding of the role of testing in language teaching. What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn english. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The author pays special attention to the effect of testing on teaching. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Chapter testing grammar and vocabulary by rebekah. Understanding teachers written feedback practices in hong. Buy testing for language teachers cambridge language teaching library. Arthur hughes has 44 books on goodreads with 69239 ratings. Hughes offers practical and realistic guidance on how to create a good test. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them. Cambridge language teaching library a series covering central issues in language teaching and learning, by authors who have. A missing link between language testing and language teaching agus widyantoro, yogyakarta state university, indonesia abstract. Facilitating learning designed for preservice teachers and teachers new to the. Presentation for eng 667 testing for language teachers 2nd edition arthur hughes. Many language teachers harbour a deep mistrust of tests and of testers. Too often language tests have a harmful effect on teaching and learning, and fail to measure.
Bringing teachers and other elt professionals top quality resources, tools, hints and tips, news, ideas, insights and discussions to help further their elt career. Englishteaching problems in thailand and thai teachers. The effect of native and nonnative english language. Englishteaching problems in thailand and thai teachers professional development needs. The objective of this book is to help language teachers write better tests. In almost all countries, there are always complaints about the difference between the materials on language tests and the materials in the language teaching and learning process. Arthur hughes this 2nd edition includes a new chapter on testing young learners and features expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability.
Cambridge language teaching library series by arthur hughes. Click on document testing for language teachers arthur hughes. It has a new chapter on testing young learners and expanded chapters on common test techniques and testing overall ability. It is, in fact, a revised version of an earlier council of europe document originally known as a users guide for examiners. The starting point for this book is the admission that this mistrust is frequently wellfounded. Isbn 9780521484954 testing for language teachers 2nd. Tran missouri university of science and technology rolla, missouri, usa abstract the vast majority of second language teachers feels confident about their instructional performance and does not usually. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Identifying language devices in poetry teaching resources.
An invaluable resource helping teachers at all levels of experience to develop their understanding of english grammar. Following an overview of developments to date, the authors investigated various key issues from preset, inset and advanced teacher education at the time. Professor bessie dendrinos basic language testing bibliogaphy alderson c. Testing for language teachers edition 2 by arthur hughes. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Recent publications include the handbook of second language acquisition, coedited with catherine doughty wileyblackwell, 2003, second language needs analysis 2005, and problems in second language acquisition 2007. The main objective of this text is to assist language teachers in writing better tests. The subjects of the study were six native english teachers nests and six nonnative english teachers nnests, and their 196 grade ten students in the institute of applied technology in the uae. Consequently, an expertise developed in language testing and particularly proficiency testing, divorced. Teaching and testing backwash the effect of testing on teaching and learning if the test is important, it can dominates all teaching and learning activities it can be harmful or beneficial harmful backwash. The need of testing the need of testing what is to be done. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Evaluation, language testing and assessment course instructor.
Buy a cheap copy of testing for language teachers book by arthur hughes. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Grammar for english language teachers is designed to help practising and trainee teachers to develop their knowledge of english grammar systems. It cannot be denied that a great deal of language testing is of very poor quality. Especially for a 3rd year student whos about to become an english teacher in secondary school. It is often said that modern language testing dates to 1961, because this was the date of the publication of the first book on language testing by robert lado, and a paper setting out the scope of language testing by j. Mohammad pazhouhesh khayyam university of mashhad farhangian university of mashhad, beheshti campus 2. Pdf a test is just to assess, measure, and evaluate, it is not a judgement at all.
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