华南师范大学英语师范专业语言测试课程Language Testing(section 1).pptVIP

Language Testing Course books J.B.Heaton: Writing English Language Tests, 2000, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press 邹申, 杨任明, 简明英语测试教程, 2000,高等教育出版社 Other references: 刘润清, 韩宝成, 语言测试和它的方法, 2001, 外研社. 李筱菊，1997. 语言测试科学与艺术. 长沙：湖南教育出版社。 Bachman, L. F，Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing, 1990, Oxford University Press. Bachman, L. F. and Palmer, A. S., 1996. Language Testing in Practice. OUP Course assessment: --Attendance --Course participation and discussion --Class assignment --Test Time: 10 weeks A few questions to the attendants What do you know about Language Testing? Can you list some special terms used in testing? 2. Could you tell a few things which you wish to learn in this course? Or: problems you encounter and you wish to find some answers here? “…a great deal of language testing is of very poor quality. Too often language tests have a harmful effect on teaching; and too often they fail to measure accurately whatever it is they are intended to measure.” (A. Hughes, 1989) Objectives of the course -- to understand principles of testing -- to learn some techniques of testing -- to learn to write/use better tests -- to learn to evaluate tests -- to learn some basic statistics in testing Section 1: Introduction What is test? Why test? What should be tested and to what standard? Types of test Problems of sampling Avoiding traps for the students What is test? Any procedure for measuring ability, knowledge, or performance. What is testing? The use of tests, or the study of the theory and practice of their use, development, evaluation, etc. (Longman Dictionary of Applied Linguistics 1998) 2.Why test? - Testing and teaching are inseparable. - Tests may serve as devices to reinforce learning - a means of assessing students’ performance in the language - Tests are instrumental in determining the kind of teaching -- backwash effect - help to locate the areas of difficulty by students - a device to select candidates or