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- Sat May 17, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: how to handle an awkward teaching situation?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20152
Hello Henryworldus: Although the previous poster has a point in that it always helps to know the subject via some reading, it is somewhat impractical to expect a language teacher to be knowledgeable about the various aspects of business she is liable to encounter. Nor do I feel that it is either wis...
- Fri May 16, 2008 10:50 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Available Tests for Assessment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14118
Some possibilites
Hi there: For the most part, people who create assessments, do so according to the contexts and needs of their program and it is typically not the case that an assessment designed for one context, fits nicely into a curriculum for another. This is because any assessment used for placement, or entry ...
- Fri May 16, 2008 10:20 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Comparing scores/bands in IELTS, CAEL, TOEFL
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8128
- Fri May 16, 2008 10:17 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Comparing scores/bands in IELTS, CAEL, TOEFL
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8128
Here is one: http://info.anu.edu.au/Policies/_REG/Policies/English_Language_Admission_Requirements_for_International_Students.asp?tab=1 Do a google search and you'll probably find more. Looking at unversity entrance requiements from universities that take scores from both IELTS and TOEFL would also ...
- Fri May 16, 2008 9:19 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: ESOL Placement Testing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5194
Hi there: I can certainly sympathize with your position. There are certain tests out there such as The Best Test which are designed for immigrants and refugees, however these tests are used to place students into a curriculum that correlates with the results. In your case, I suspect that there proba...
- Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:06 pm
- Forum: ESL Management
- Topic: What good mistakes do ESL Teachers Make?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9640
Hi Good question that brings up an important barrier to learning (in any context) -fear of making mistakes. To ask what good mistakes are, however, is to imply that some are bad. My basic stance is that all mistakes are opportunities for learning and, in this sense, are all "good". Telling students ...
- Tue May 22, 2007 3:08 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Is there a better way to test writing proficiency?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5538
If you have a relatively small program, then providing the students with writing prompts for pieces of writing that you hope for them to be able to do is more probably better than giving them a multiple choice type objective test. This requires a grading criteria that all graders agree on and are fa...
- Tue May 22, 2007 3:00 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: how to help students to have a possitive attitude
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11598
Jinfeng yuan: All of the posters above have given some great advice. I feel that it is important, however, for you to identify the actual source of their bad attitudes. What is it that is bothering them and why? Once this has been identified, it is usually much easier to know what course to take tha...
- Tue May 22, 2007 2:53 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: How to make a Student Progress Speaking Test
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4827
Sounds like you are in a challenging situation. My experience has been that each school tends to have its own circumstances and types of students. A good approach for you might be to observe a number of classes at every level and note down the kinds of language being used and the types of errors tha...
- Tue May 22, 2007 2:45 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Placement and Assesment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4207
It is unlikely that you will find something off the shelf that will place students according to already created levels. How will you know that a level one according one measure is not the same as a level three according to yours? What are your levels based on? If you have particular objectives or ty...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:17 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Students have no desire to study- how to teach (Japan)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1737
Hi: I think Sally, as usual, gives you some great advice. :D I have a couple more ideas to add to the mix. One is to find out what their interests are and organize activities around that. When I was in Japan I had to teach at a college for bakers that may have been a similar situation, but I managed...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:01 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: A student cannot read or write - any suggestions?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2200
Hi: That's is a difficult situation. I encountered it a few time while teaching in Houston. Here are some thoughts: Have literacy materials with you in class and when other students are engaged in a different activity that involves reading or writing, work with that student and give him/her a separa...
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:41 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TEST MY STUDENTS? AND WHY?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 36901
Hi: Lots of cool thoughts and questions. To reply to cinderella's last post, I think what others like EH and moonchild have said about the kinds of tests is important to notice. In my experience, many forms of continuous assessment are entirely free of negative backwash. The key element that creates...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:17 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: true assessment
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2818
true assessment
Hello all:
I wonder how people may react/respond to the following statement:
"The only true assessment is self assessment because, even if others tell us something about our progress, it is still up to us to agree or disagree with them."
I wonder how people may react/respond to the following statement:
"The only true assessment is self assessment because, even if others tell us something about our progress, it is still up to us to agree or disagree with them."
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:04 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: What kind of feedback do you give after tests?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5811
Hello again Selma: Lots of interesting questions and thoughts. How do we know what a number score actually means -as teachers- is another worthy question. In my experience, a numerical score on a test is far less reliable and instructive than day to day observation and activity. I gather far more in...