Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/x37Aj5 Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives By: Marianne Nikolov Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319224213, 3319224212 eText ISBN: 9783319224220, 3319224220 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 139.00 USD SKU 9783319224220 This volume documents international, national, and small-scale testing and assessment projects of English language education for young learners, across a range of educational contexts. It covers three main areas: age-appropriate ‘can do statements’ and task types for teaching and testing learners between the ages of 6 to 13; innovative approaches to self-assessment, diagnostic testing, self- perception, and computer-based testing; and findings on how young learners perform on vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading comprehension tests in European and Asian contexts. Early language learning has become a major trend in English language education around the globe. As a result of the spread of teaching English to a growing number of young children, assessment of and for learning have emerged as key issues. In line with this development, there is a clear and emerging need to make early language programs accountable and to assess both the progress children make over time and to quantify their achievement at various stages of development. This volume informs stakeholders about the realistic goals of early language learning, their efficiency, and how much progress children make over time.
