Name: Assessing the Language of Young Learners (British Council Monographs on Modern Language Testing) (en Inglés)
Price: 29.95 USD
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Author: Angela Hasselgreen; Gwendydd Caudwell
ISBN: 9781781794708

portada Assessing the Language of Young Learners (British Council Monographs on Modern Language Testing) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Equinox Publishing Ltd

Autor

Angela Hasselgreen; Gwendydd Caudwell

Año

2016

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

172

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781781794708

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Assessing the Language of Young Learners (British Council Monographs on Modern Language Testing) (en Inglés)

Angela Hasselgreen; Gwendydd Caudwell (Autor) · Equinox Publishing Ltd · Tapa Blanda

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This volume offers new insights into the assessment of the language of Young Learners (YLs). YLs are defined here as being from 5 to 17 years, and are treated as three distinct subgroups: younger children (5/6 to 8/9 years), older children (8/9 to 12/13 years) and teenagers (12/13 to 17 years).The first half addresses fundamental issues, beginning with the characteristics of YLs and how these are manifested in first language development. The authors consider the potential ability of each age group to perform in a second or foreign language, proposing a rough age-related correspondence with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels. Finally, principles of assessment, specifically formative assessment and testing, are presented in the light of linguistic, cognitive and social development.The second half focuses on testing a range of ‘skills’. Theoretical models of performance are introduced, followed by a practical analysis of approaches to the testing of each skill for the three age groups, illustrated with examples. The authors conclude by summing up developmental characteristics of each age group, and their implications for language testing.The book is intended for a wide readership within the field of teaching and assessing the language of young learners. Researchers are offered scope for further investigation of what emerges from the discussion, while practitioners will hopefully find support in their day-to-day work with YLs.