Assessing Young Language Learners
Author: Penny McKay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 13
ISBN-13: 0521841380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners.
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Assessing Young Learners
Author: Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003-07-31
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780194372817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHelps teachers to assess children's progress in English, in a way that is appropriate for young learners.
Assessing the Language of Young Learners
Author: Angela Hasselgreen
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781781794708
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume offers new insights into the assessment of the language of Young Learners (YLs). YLs are defined here as being from 5 to 17 years, and are treated as three distinct subgroups: younger children (5/6 to 8/9 years), older children (8/9 to 12/13 years) and teenagers (12/13 to 17 years). The first half addresses fundamental issues, beginning with the characteristics of YLs and how these are manifested in first language development. The authors consider the potential ability of each age group to perform in a second or foreign language, proposing a rough age-related correspondence with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels. Finally, principles of assessment, specifically formative assessment and testing, are presented in the light of linguistic, cognitive and social development. The second half focuses on testing a range of 'skills'. Theoretical models of performance are introduced, followed by a practical analysis of approaches to the testing of each skill for the three age groups, illustrated with examples. The authors conclude by summing up developmental characteristics of each age group, and their implications for language testing. The book is intended for a wide readership within the field of teaching and assessing the language of young learners. Researchers are offered scope for further investigation of what emerges from the discussion, while practitioners will hopefully find support in their day-to-day work with YLs.
Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education
Author: Giannikas, Christina Nicole
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-03-26
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1799864898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEducating children and leading them towards the path of bilingualism is a valuable and challenging task for any educator. Effective language teaching can contribute to young learners’ cognitive growth, develop their problem-solving skills, enhance their comprehension abilities, and provide children with the satisfaction of succeeding in the challenge of learning a foreign language. All these issues must be taken under consideration when researching children and their teachers. The current literature indicates that further material is needed to provide professionals with different classroom situations and enhance the art of teaching children. Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children's Language Education focuses on various perspectives of efficient practices, approaches, and ideas for professional development in the field of young language learners. The chapters in this book link the theoretical understanding and practical experience of teaching children languages by concentrating on teaching practices, material design, classroom management, reading, speaking, writing, and more. This book is designed for inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the field of early language learning and applied linguistics at large.
Teaching Languages to Young Learners
Author: Lynne Cameron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-03-15
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 0521773253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book will develop readers' understanding of children are being taught a foreign language.
Teaching English to Young Learners
Author: David Nunan
Publisher: Anaheim University
Published: 2010-08-30
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 0615401023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYoung English Language Learners
Author: Eugene E. Garcia
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2019-07-05
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0807778109
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is well known that the number of non-English speakers is on the rise in the United States. What is less well known is that the largest proportion of this population is children under the age of 5. These young English language learners (ELLs) often demonstrate achievement gaps in basic math and reading skills when they start school. How best to educate this important and growing preschool population is a pressing concern for policymakers and practitioners. The chapters in this important book provide up-to-date syntheses of the research base for young ELLs on critical topics such as demographics, development of bilingualism, cognitive and neurological benefits of bilingualism, and family relationships, as well as classroom, assessment, and teacher-preparation practices. Contributors: Linda M. Espinosa, Margaret Freedson, Claudia Galindo, Fred Genesee, Donald J. Hernandez, José E. Náñez Sr., and Flora V. Rodríguez-Brown “This is a must-have for those who are working directly or indirectly with young English language learners.” —Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners
Author: Szilvia Papp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 859
ISBN-13: 1316638200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe proposed book on child second language (L2) development and assessment will be a state-of-the-art account of what we currently know about how children learn L2s in formal contexts and how that knowledge impacts on the design, development, and evaluation of language assessment products for young learners. The uniqueness of child L2 development within the classroom is highlighted by considering children's L2 needs, typical patterns of development, and the role of instruction and assessment in how children learn. Common issues shared in child L2 acquisition studies, language testing and educational assessment are explored by linking research carried out within the educational, academic and testing communities. Several case studies are described from different educational contexts around the world where teaching and assessment of young language learners takes place. In particular, the book presents the Cambridge English approach to assessing young learners of English and presents a framework for the development, research and validation activities around the Cambridge English suite battery for children.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners
Author: Mikyung Kim Wolf
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-05-25
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1317379039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnglish Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners provides both theoretical and empirical information about assessing the English language proficiency of young learners. Using large-scale standardized English language proficiency assessments developed for international or U.S. contexts as concrete examples, this volume illustrates rigorous processes of developing and validating assessments with considerations of young learners’ unique characteristics. In this volume, young learners are defined as school-age children from approximately 5 to 13 years old, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) or a second language (ESL). This volume also discusses innovative ways to assess young learners’ English language abilities based on empirical studies, with each chapter offering stimulating ideas for future research and development work to improve English language assessment practices with young learners. English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners is a useful resource for students, test developers, educators, and researchers in the area of language testing and assessment.
Assessment of Young Learner Literacy Linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Author: Angela Hasselgreen
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9789287171559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrimary school teachers are increasingly faced with the task of assessing the literacy of pupils in a language other than a pupil's mother tongue. The handbook presents practical issues and principles associated with this assessment. The section on writing also contains a step-by-step guide for training teachers in the use of the material. Teachers will find tips on how to get pupils to write, how to assess their writing and how to give feedback. This is illustrated by pupils' texts and teachers' comments. In addition, the project website contains downloadable material for assessing writing. Samples of pupils' writing across a range of levels are provided exemplifying how to use the proposed material, with comments demonstrating how the assessment can be used as a basis for feedback to the pupils.
