Design communication language tests for grade 10th non english majors at bac giang gifted high school

1 Vietnam national university, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ĐẶNG THỊ HƯƠNG Designing COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TESTS FOR GRADE 10TH NON-English MAJORS AT BAC GIANG GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL THIẾT KẾ BÀI KIỂM TRA GIAO TIẾP CHO HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH Ở TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC GIANG M.A MINOR THESIS Major: Methodology Code: 60.14.10 HANOI, 12/2010 Vietnam national university, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ĐẶNG THỊ HƯƠNG Designing COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TESTS FOR GRADE 10TH NON-English MAJORS AT BAC GIANG GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL THIẾT KẾ BÀI KIỂM TRA GIAO TIẾP CHO HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH Ở TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC GIANG M.A MINOR THESIS Major: Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Supervisor: PHAN HOÀNG YẾN, M.A HANOI, 12/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract Acknowledgements Table of contents PART I- INTRODUCTION Rationale Aims of the study Research questions Significance of the study Scope of the study Method of the study Design of the study PART II-DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: Theoretical background 1.1 Language testing 1.1.1 Definitions of language testing 1.1.2 Fundamental criteria of a good test 1.1.2.1 Validity 1.1.2.2 Reliability 1.1.2.3 Practicality 1.2.4 Discrimination 1.1.3 Approaches to language testing 1.1.3.1 The essay translation approach 1.1.3.2 The structuralist approach 1.1.3.3 The integrative approach 1.1.3.4 The communicative approach 1.2 Communicative language teaching and testing 1.2.1 Communicative language teaching and learning 1.2.2 Communicative language competence in testing 1.2.3 Communicative language tests 1.2.3.1 What is communicative language test? 1.2.3.2 Characteristics of communicative test 1.2.3.3 The needs for communicative tests 2.3.4 Challenges in Communicative Testing 1.3 The design of communicative tests 1.3.1 Principles of designing communicative test 3.2 Communicative Test Tasks 1.4 Conclusion Chapter II Results and discussion 2.1 Practical situation of teaching and testing English at Bac Giang gifted high school 2.1.1 Students of 10th form and their English ability 2.1.2 The teacher of 10th form and their teaching situation 2.1.3 Teaching materials 2.1.4 The current testing situation 2.2 Results and discussion 2.2.1 The subjects 2.2.2 Instruments for collecting data 2.2.3 Data analysis 2.2.3.1 Analysis from English teachers’ questionnaire 2.2.3.1.1 Teachers' attitude towards communicative language tests 2.2.3.1.2 Teachers' attitude towards testing techniques 2.2.3.1.3 Teachers' difficulties in designing communicative tests 2.2.3.2 Analysis from students’ questionnaire 2.2.3.2.1 Students' attitude towards the current tests 2.2.3.2.2 Students' attitude towards communicative tests 2.2.3.2.2 Students' attitude towards difficulties in taking the communicative tests 29 Chapter III: Designing Communicative Language Tests for Grade 10th non-English Majors at Bac Giang Gifted High School 3.1 Test objectives 3.2 Drawing up table of specification 3.3 The Sample of the communicative test 3.4 Description of the test design 4.1 Listening comprehension 3.4.2 Grammar and vocabulary 3.4.3 Reading comprehension 3.4.4 Written expression 3.5 Test administration 3.6 Scoring procedure 3.7 Plans for validation 3.7.1 Internal validation 3.7.2 External validation 3.8 Suggestions on the communicative testing construction 3.9 Teacher and students' comment 3.9.1 Data analysis 3.9.2 Findings PART III: CONCLUSION Conclusion Limitations and suggestion for further studies REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for teachers APPENDIX 2: Questionnaire for students APPENDIX 3: Questionnaire for teachers APPENDIX 4: Questionnaire for students APPENDIX 5: A sample of communicative test APPENDIX 6: Answer keys and marking scheme APPENDIX 7: Transcript ABSTRACT th The purpose of this study is designing communicative tests for Grade 10 non-English Majors at BG gifted high school In the first part of the study, the introduction is presented The background theories of language testing, communicative language tests and communicative language test design are shown in the second part Two sets of questionnaires were conducted to find out the students’ attitude, English teachers’ opinions and suggestions for designing tests communicatively The data collection was analyzed to determine the needs, objectives, and suggestions of the communicative test design Basing on the results from the collected data, the researcher has designed a proposed communicative test consisted of th listening, reading skills, writing and grammar and vocabulary tasks for Grade 10 non-English Majors at BG gifted high school The author hopes that this study would be helpful for teachers and students at Bac Giang gifted high school Thank you for evaluating AnyBizSoft PDF Merger! 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