深圳大学学科英语Testing_for Language Teachers 1.pptVIP

TestingforLanguageTeachersChapter1:Introduction:

TeachingandTesting

1.1TherelationshipofteachingandtestingWhatisteaching?Teachingistheprimaryactivityinlearning.Itanswerswhatwewanttoknowandhowwecanknowit.Whatistesting?

Intheprocessoflearning,westartwithteachingwhichincludetheactivitiesofexplanation,demonstrationcalculation,etc.andendwithtestingwhichistofindouthowwehavelearnedandwhatabilitieswehave.Testingisthemeasurementandcriteriaforlearning,thusitgreatlyinfluencesteaching.Itcancastpositiveornegativeeffectonteaching.Sometimesitcanevendominateteaching.Thenwhynoteliminatetestingfromteaching?Theneedsfortests Informationaboutpeople‘slanguageabilityisoftenveryusefulandsometimesnecessary.It‘sdifficulttoimagine,forexample:1.?…BritishandAmericanuniversitiesacceptingstudentsfromoverseaswithoutsomeknowledgeoftheirproficiencyinEnglish.(TOEFL,GRE,UCLES:UniversityofCambridgeLocalExaminationsSyndicate,BEC,BusinessEnglishCertificate,IELTSInternationalEnglishLanguageTestSystem.)2.Thesameistruefororganizationshiringinterpretersortranslators,etc.Theycertainlyneeddependablemeasuresoflanguageability.

3.?Withinteachingsystems,too,aslongasitisthoughtappropriateforindividualstobegivenastatementforwhattheyhaveachieved,thentestsofsomekindorotherwillbeneeded..1.3BackwasheffectoftestingonteachingTheeffectoftestingonteachingandlearningisknownasbackwash.Backwashcanbeharmfulorbeneficial.Ifatestisregardedasimportantthenpreparationforitcancometodominantallteachingandlearningactivities[CET.M(Matriculation)ET高考].Andifthetestcontentandtestingtechniquesareatvariancewiththeobjectivesofthecourse,thenthereislikelytobeharmfulbackwash.

Forexample:Aninstanceofthiswouldbewherestudentsarefollow