... Sample test concerning its content, time allowance and its format To investigate the teachers’ suggestions and pupils’ suggestions for improving testing situations and language tests at Phan Boi ... what they can apply, and what they cannot Moore (1992, p.138) states: “Evaluation is an essential tool for teachers because it gives them feedback concerning what the students have learned and ... “Thus, testing is an important tool in educational research and for programme evaluation, 10 and may even throw light on both the nature of language proficiency and language learning” (Lauwerys and...
... one more chance to revise such points In a learning process, tests are aimed at serving students in many ways Through their test performance and test results, students can check what they have ... what will be tested Besides, cramming will be the negative washback brought by measurement-driven tests I.3.3 Teachers and washback A glance at studies to date on washback effect of language tests ... evidences of washback effects of the ESP end-term testfor secondyear students on teachers It is informed by the data that the test has left both positive and negative impacts at different level...
... McGrath, I (2002) Materials evaluation and design for language teaching Edinburgh Nunan, D (1991) Language Teaching Methodology A Textbook for Teachers PrenticeHall Nunan, D (1998) Second Language ... used by the secondyearstudentsatBac Ha College of Technology - To examine the teachers‟ and the students expectations of supplementary reading materials - To give recommendations for selecting ... and qualitative A questionnaire is used as a main instrument for data collection Two sets of questionnaires were designed and delivered to the teachers and the second- yearstudentsatBac Ha College...
... addition, good tests can sustain or enhance class morale and aid learning 2.2 Language Testing Language testing is one of the forms of testing and it is also one form of measurements Its importance in ... Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1985: 9) that “Validity is the most important consideration in test evaluation The concept refers to the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and ... taught translation skills What they have done is orally translating reading texts into Vietnamese for better understanding That’s why they perform English – Vietnamese translation better than Vietnamese-English...
... Tran Thi Dung forstudents of Urban Planning (2007), Dinh Thi Thu Ha forstudents Informatics (2008) and Dora Chostelidou forstudents of Accountancy (2010) They did a needs analysis suitable for ... information; - Scanning to locate specifically required information; - Trans-coding information to diagrammatic display His list, which though has had great influence to syllabus designer and test ... pictures and summary; using search strategies for finding specific information; using a dictionary; using word-formation and affix information to guess word meaning; summarizing information; etc...
... EOP stands for English for Occupational Purposes, EEP stands for English for Educational Purposes, and EAP stands for English for Academic Purposes This classification of ESP is illustrated in ... teachers, and the needs of the third -year students of Geography at TUE foran appropriate reading syllabus + To propose the concept of an ESP reading syllabus for third -year students of geography at ... plays an important role in ESP Carrell says that For many students, reading by far is the most important of four skills in a second language, particularly in English as a second or foreign language”...
... exercises for the second- yearstudents of nursing, PTMC No Reading sub-skills Exercise – types Human Scanning Scan the text To develop some anatomy Understanding of the meaning in the text and answer ... is appropriate for the development of ESP supplementary reading exercises for second- yearstudents of nursing, PTMC - investigate and analyze the needs of ESP students of nursing and ESP teachers, ... development in language teaching 1.2.1 Materials and materials development 1.2.1.1 Definition of materials Tomlinson (1998) had the idea that materials can be anything that is deliberately used to...
... Prof Dr Lâm Quang Đông HANOI - 2016 DECLARATION I hereby certify that the M.A thesis entitled Designingan ESP speaking syllabus for administrative police studentsat Intermediate level of People’s ... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES - - NGUYỄN HOA HỒNG DESIGNINGAN ESP SPEAKING SYLLABUS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ... research for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, and that this thesis has not been published or submitted for any degree...
... activate our background knowledge and our linguistic knowledge at the same time for a better understanding.In addition, in silent reading, the student can read at his own speed and can go back and ... of designingan ESP reading syllabus for the second- yearstudentsat the Faculty of Urban Planning, Hanoi Architectural University (HAU) The author of this thesis has reviewed relevant literature ... entitled Designingan ESP reading syllabus for thirdyear students of security investigation”isconcerned withconstructing an ESP reading syllabus for third yearstudents of security investigation...
... drafts online and creates electronic links to his own comments and to pages of appropriate linguistic and technical explanation, so that students can find additional background help at the click ... same material and since it can provide immediate nonjudgmental feedback • A computer can present such material on an individualized basis, allowing students to proceed at their own pace and freeing ... presenting creative works While students can peruse the information on the Net, they can also use it as a platform for their own work such as essays, poetry, or stories Students therefore become...
... 2: Students performance in the use of the taught strategies 2.1.1 Students performance in the use of Strategy Set and Set The students performance in the use of Strategy Set (Dictionary-related ... sequencing (phonological information) its meaning (semantic information) how related words such as the plural and past tense are formed (morphological information) its category and how to use it ... 2: Students performance in the use of the taught strategies 29 2.1.1 Students performance in the use of Strategy Set and Set 29 2.1.2 Students performance in the use of Strategy...
... 2: Students performance in the use of the taught strategies 29 2.1.1 Students performance in the use of Strategy Set and Set 29 2.1.2 Students performance in the use of Strategy ... maintenance of the trained strategy sets 25 Table 3: Students performance in the use of Dictionary-related strategies and Vocabulary-recording strategies .29 Table 4: Students performance ... taught strategies The data from the word-records aim at answering the research question two and three about the students performance and participation in the use of the taught strategies In...
... History of planning Urbanization Urban planning Regional planning Spatial planning Relationship between socioeconomic planning and spatial planning Strategic planning Urban Design Planning of Rural ... review and consolidate basic grammatical structures used in specialized texts for urban planning • To read and understand written English materials related to urban planning • To translate materials ... But, for ESP learners “extracting information accurately and quickly is more significant than language details; that understanding the macrostructure comes before language study; and that application...
... actually giving the test And collecting feedback means getting information on test s usefulness from test takers and test users The latter procedures are listed below from Bachman and Palmer’s work: ... to answer the following questions: What are steps in language test development? What is test s validation? How to measure test s validation? 1.1 Language test development When designing a test, ... support for the current test s validity 3.3 Data analysis and results Data analysis is primarily based on the test itself, studentstest results and a short survey questionnaire for students...
... pre-intermediate students, concerning its contents, time allowance and its format To investigate the HaUI teachers‟ suggestions towards improving testing situations and language tests at HaUI ... stages such as preparation, data collection and evaluation I.2 TYPES OF TEST AND TESTING Language tests have different purposes and the information obtained from tests is used for different types ... feelings of anxiety and powerlessness.” Interestingly, he also adds that for many, language tests may conjure up an image of an examination room, a test paper with questions, desperate scribbling...
... assessment for secondary school students: continuous and regular These include oral tests, 15-minute tests, 45-minute tests, end-of-semester tests and end-of -year tests The marks of oral tests can be ... The test is also a chance forstudents to get used to the form of an English testfor the GCSE national examination 36 3.2 Planning the testStudents of K-12 are tested on phonetics, grammar and ... Therefore, with the analysis of studentstest performance test after test, more and more reliable test items will be selected and added to the bank of tests in the coming years Recommendation...
... students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Electronics and Telecommunications, English for Automation Technology and English for Information Technology The role of an ... ABBREVIATIONS English for IT I English for Information Technology I ESL/EFL English as a Second Language/ English as a Foreign Language ESP English for Specific Purposes ICTU University of Information ... COURSEBOOK “ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I” FORSECONDYEARSTUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY (Đánh giá giáo trình “Tiếng Anh chuyên...
... students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Electronics and Telecommunications, English for Automation Technology and English for Information Technology The role of an ... ABBREVIATIONS English for IT I English for Information Technology I ESL/EFL English as a Second Language/ English as a Foreign Language ESP English for Specific Purposes ICTU University of Information ... COURSEBOOK “ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I” FORSECONDYEARSTUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY (Đánh giá giáo trình “Tiếng Anh chuyên...
... exchange information and solve problems (Wesche and Skehan, 2002) - Information- gap activities This refers to the fact that in real communication, people norrally communicate to get information ... participation is even, motivation is high and the language is atan acceptable level Ur (1991) reminded motivation is one of the most important matters for the class teachers and suggested that “learners ... aged from 19 to 22, both male and female, have learnt English forat least eight years, four years at secondary school, three years at high school and over one yearat VTTC Although all of them...
... implications for his future career In the World Yearbook of education 1969, Lauwerys and Seaton state: “Thus, testing is an important tool in educational research and for programme evaluation, and ... Oxford University Press Bachman, L.F and Palmer, A.S., (1996) Language testing in Practice: Designing and Developing Useful Language Tests Oxford University Press Baker, D (1989) Language Testing: ... Thanh Hà, Ph.D HANOI – 2016 CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT -*** - I, Vu Thanh Hoa, hereby certify that this minor thesis entitled AN EVALUATIVE STUDY ON THE CURRENT FINAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS FOR...