Assessing in the Language Classroom

A Practical Guide for Future and Novice Teachers
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-39870-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Springer Texts in Education

This engaging and accessible textbook supports pre- and in-service language teachers in developing essential competencies of classroom-based language assessment. Textbook modules begin by covering the principles, concepts, and theories underlying assessment and then go on to focus on practical aspects of designing and carrying out assessments. The interactive approach taken in the book means each chapter includes hands-on workshops for immediate application of concepts, as well as self-assessments to monitor learning. Readers are encouraged throughout to reflect on and make connections with their current or future classroom practice. The materials in this book have been honed on the authors' own students, future teachers of English and French, for more than a decade and have been perfected based on the feedback of hundreds of current and future teachers of all levels, in many different areas of the world. While primarily focused on English, this book gives future teachers of any language the knowledge and confidence to evaluate their students fairly and defensibly.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Beverly

Neumann, Heike

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Prüfungen und Beurteilungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Introduction to the assessment of learning objectives.- Chapter 2 - Key concepts and terms in language assessment.- Chapter 3 - Values and ethical debates in language assessment.- Chapter 4 - Assessing language skills—reading, writing, listening and speaking.- Chapter 5 - Beyond language skills.- Chapter 6 - Traditional language test design.- Chapter 7 - Creating test questions.- Chapter 8 - Creating assessments that aren’t tests.- Chapter 9 - Conducting formative and summative assessment.- Chapter 10 - Grading and reporting assessment information.- Chapter 11 - Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Beverly Baker is Associate Professor and Director of Language Assessment at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the University of Ottawa, Canada, where she teaches in three programs: English as a Second Language, Second Language Teaching, and Bilingualism Studies. Her research focuses on language assessment and second language teacher development. She has conducted workshops on language assessment topics with more than 1000 language teachers worldwide.

Heike Neumann has a Ph.D. in second language assessment from McGill University and is a second language (L2) assessment specialist and head instructor of English as a second language (ESL) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She teaches both language assessment to pre- and in-service ESL teachers and oversees exam development for 500 ESL students a year. Her research focuses on L2 assessment and L2 writing.