(Luận văn thạc sĩ) 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 i Acknowledgements ii Table of contents iii PART I- INTRODUCTION 1 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 11 1.2.3.1 What is communicative language test? 11 1.2.3.2 Characteristics of communicative test 12 1.2.3.3 The needs for communicative tests 13 2.3.4 Challenges in Communicative Testing 14 1.3 The design of communicative tests 15 1.3.1 Principles of designing communicative test 15 3.2 Communicative Test Tasks 16 1.4 Conclusion 17 Chapter II Results and discussion 18 2.1 Practical situation of teaching and testing English at Bac Giang gifted high school 18 2.1.1 Students of 10th form and their English ability 18 2.1.2 The teacher of 10th form and their teaching situation 19 2.1.3 Teaching materials 19 2.1.4 The current testing situation 19 2.2 Results and discussion 21 2.2.1 The subjects 21 2.2.2 Instruments for collecting data 21 2.2.3 Data analysis 22 2.2.3.1 Analysis from English teachers’ questionnaire 22 2.2.3.1.1 Teachers' attitude towards communicative language tests 22 2.2.3.1.2 Teachers' attitude towards testing techniques 24 2.2.3.1.3 Teachers' difficulties in designing communicative tests 26 2.2.3.2 Analysis from students’ questionnaire 2.2.3.2.1 Students' attitude towards the current tests 27 27 2.2.3.2.2 Students' attitude towards communicative tests 2.2.3.2.2 Students' attitude towards difficulties in taking the communicative tests Chapter III: Designing Communicative Language Tests for Grade 10th non-English Majors at Bac Giang Gifted High School 28 29 31 3.1 Test objectives 31 3.2 Drawing up table of specification 31 3.3 The Sample of the communicative test 32 3.4 Description of the test design 32 4.1 Listening comprehension 32 3.4.2 Grammar and vocabulary 33 3.4.3 Reading comprehension 33 3.4.4 Written expression 33 3.5 Test administration 34 3.6 Scoring procedure 34 3.7 Plans for validation 34 3.7.1 Internal validation 34 3.7.2 External validation 35 3.8 Suggestions on the communicative testing construction 35 3.9 Teacher and students' comment 35 3.9.1 Data analysis 35 3.9.2 Findings 37 PART III: CONCLUSION 38 Conclusion 38 Limitations and suggestion for further studies 38 REFERENCES 40 APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for teachers I APPENDIX 2: Questionnaire for students IV APPENDIX 3: Questionnaire for teachers VI APPENDIX 4: Questionnaire for students VIII APPENDIX 5: A sample of communicative test X APPENDIX 6: Answer keys and marking scheme XVII APPENDIX 7: Transcript XXII ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is designing communicative tests for Grade 10th 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 listening, reading skills, writing and grammar and vocabulary tasks for Grade 10 th nonEnglish 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! To remove this page, please register your program! Go to Purchase Now>> AnyBizSoft PDF Merger  Merge multiple PDF files into one  Select page range of PDF to merge  Select specific page(s) to merge  Extract page(s) from different PDF files and merge into one ... Chapter III: Designing Communicative Language Tests for Grade 10th non- English Majors at Bac Giang Gifted High School 28 29 31 3.1 Test objectives 31 3.2 Drawing up table of specification 31 3.3... study is designing communicative tests for Grade 10th non- English Majors at BG gifted high school In the first part of the study, the introduction is presented The background theories of language. .. 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