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Language Assessment Literacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
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- المؤلفون: Davidson, Peter; Coombe, Christine
- اللغة:
English
- المصدر:
Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics. Jul 2019 4(2):1-23.
- الموضوع:
2019
- نوع التسجيلة:
Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
- معلومة اضافية
- Peer Reviewed:
Y
- المصدر:
23
- Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
- الموضوع:
- الموضوع:
- ISSN:
2490-4198
- نبذة مختصرة :
Language assessment literacy (LAL) has become a critical topic in English language teaching since the late 1990s. Unfortunately, this is mainly due to the fact that so many English language teachers are not assessment literate. In other words, many English language teachers lack the knowledge and skills to write good language tests, evaluate the effectiveness of their tests, and use test results in meaningful ways. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the status of LAL in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. After defining what LAL is, we will discuss why it is important that teachers are assessment literate, and we will examine some of the barriers to teachers becoming assessment literate. We will then propose a course of action to improve LAL amongst teachers, such as devising an Assessment Competency Framework, and helping teachers to become more assessment literate. We will then move on to look at the state of LAL in the MENA region, and finally we will report on a number of initiatives that the Testing, Assessment and Evaluation Special Interest Group (TAE SIG) of TESOL Arabia has implemented to improve LAL amongst English language teachers in the region.
- نبذة مختصرة :
As Provided
- الموضوع:
2019
- الرقم المعرف:
EJ1223332
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